- 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)
- 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.




