Created by
Third World Newspaper, American, founded 1970
Edited by
Lewis, John W., Jr., American, born 1930
Subject of
X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by
Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
Date
ca. 1965
Medium
newsprint, ink
Dimensions
H x W: 12 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 1/16 in. (30.8 × 21 × 0.2 cm)
Description
Third World magazine featuring a large black and white portrait drawing of Malcolm X. The illustration is a close up of Malcolm X's face depicting him squinting through his horn-rimmed glasses. The illustration is contained within a large rectangle bordered in a small black line that takes up the bottom two-thirds of the front. Over top of the illustration in the lower part of the image is white text on a black background [HONOR/MALCOLM X]. Above the second "M," on the PL cheek of Malcolm X is the artist's signature, vertically oriented [CHAMBERS]. At the top of the cover, contained within a smaller rectangle taking up the top third, is the publication title, number and price [THIRD WORLD/No. 9 25¢]. To the left of the publication title is a graphic of a globe with the number "3" on top.
Place printed
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Black Nationalism
Type
newspapers
Topic
African diaspora
Civil rights
Communities
Islam
Local and regional
Mass media
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.201.30
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550d710c7-2102-4239-b45d-144bdb88f798

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