Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Owned by
Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
Subject of
Wright, Richard, American, 1908 - 1960
Karenga, Maulana, American, born 1941
Date
1968
Medium
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions
7 5/8 × 5 3/8 × 1/4 in. (19.4 × 13.7 × 0.6 cm)
Description
Publication of "Negro Digest" featuring two (2) black and white images, one of Richard Wright on the right side, middle, and one of Ron Karenga in the lower left corner. At the top in white text is the title, date, and price [Negro Digest/JANUARY 1968 A JOHNSON PUBLICATION 35¢]. On the left side in a red square is black and white text of a featured article [A Survey/BLACK WRITERS/SPEAK OUT ON/LITERARY LIONS/AND VALUES/Richard Wright/"The Leading Lion"]. On the left side, in the middle, is a white rectangle with black text with the publication subject [THE CRISIS OF/THE BLACK/INTELLECTUAL]. In the lower right quadrant is an additional red rectangle, also with white and black text [RON KARENGA/and BLACK/CULTURAL NATIONALISM]. Also found within the publication is a white business card with black text [OFFICE 201 - 648-5528 RES. 201 - 676-6846/Roy L. Hill/CHAIRMAN/DEPARTMENT OF BLACK STUDIES/RUTGERS UNIVERSITY/NEWARK, N. J. 07102].
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Black Nationalism
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Black Press
Literature
Mass media
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.154.9
Restrictions & Rights
© Negro Digest
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b70636cd-4c97-4802-900a-e608b1350ad1

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