Broadside No. 4: The Ballad of the Free
- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Written by
- Walker, Margaret Abigail, American, 1915 - 1998
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Subject of
- Turner, Nat, American, 1800 - 1831
- Gabriel, 1776 - 1800
- Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
- Vesey, Denmark, American, ca. 1767 - 1822
- Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 7 1/2 in. (27.9 x 19.1 cm)
- Description
- A poem titled "The Ballad of the Free" written by Margaret Walker and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 4. The poem is printed on blue paper in red ink. The body of poem is centered with alternating stanzas indented further. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- poems
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.154.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1966 by Margaret Walker
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.