- On View
- 1968 & Beyond Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Published by
- Newsweek, Inc., American, founded 1933
- Subject of
- Gibson, Kenneth A., American, 1932 - 2019
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher, American, born 1933
- Mayor Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
- Jackson, Maynard, American, 1938 - 2003
- Austin, Richard H., American, 1913 - 2001
- Date
- August 3, 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 1/8 in. (28.3 x 21 x 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A copy of Newsweek magazine from the week of August 3, 1970. [Newsweek] appears in bold red letters across the top of the magazine. The cover story appears in black, blue, and yellow type on the right edge of the magazine [The / Black / Mayors / How Are / They Doing? / Newark's / Kenneth Gibson]. The cover features a photograph of Kenneth Gibson standing outdoors in a suit and tie, positioned just to the left of the text.
- The cover article appears on pages 16-22. In addition to Kenneth Gibson, the article also features Mayors Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio, Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and Walter E. Washington of Washington D.C. The article discusses a number of black politicians holding local office, including Richard Austin of Detroit and Maynard Jackson, Jr. of Atlanta. There is also a section dedicated to the court case involving Newark mayor Hugh J. Addonizio, Gibson's predecessor. The article was written by Assoc. Editor David M. Alpern with assistance from other staff.
- Place depicted
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2014.36.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Newsweek
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