On View
1968 & Beyond Gallery
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
Written by
Madhubuti, Haki R., American, born 1942
Printed by
Broadside Press, founded 1965
Owned by
Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.5 cm)
Description
This is a paperback volume of poetry titled "We Walk the Way of the New World" by Don L. Lee. The cover is black, with a large central image against a red, green and yellow mosaic background. Divided into three fields by black borders with brown and yellow triangles, the top field has the title in black letters, followed by a crescent moon and star. The middle field shows a drawing of an individual in profile, flanked by an African sculpture to the right and a large African mask to the left. The bottom field has the words "By Don L. Lee/ Broadside Press Detroit." In the bottom right corner of the cover are the numbers "$1.50."
Place printed
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Type
books
Topic
African diaspora
Black Press
Poetry
Race discrimination
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
Object number
2014.254.1
Restrictions & Rights
© 1970 Haki Madhubuti
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5095e4be1-9292-437f-b560-23dc6061103c

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