- Published by
- Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985
- Edited by
- Clarke, John Henrik, American, 1915 - 1998
- Kaiser, Ernest D., American, born 1916
- O'Dell, Jack, American, 1923 - 2019
- Jackson, Esther Cooper, American, born 1917
- Devine, John
- Written by
- Du Bois, Shirley Graham, American, 1896 - 1977
- Terrell, Mary
- Pinto, Cruz
- Illustrated by
- Calvin, James, American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Nkrumah, Kwame, Ghanaian, 1909 - 1972
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Minh, Ho Chi, Vietnamese, 1890 - 1969
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.8 × 15.3 × 0.7 cm)
- Caption
- Freedomways magazine ran for twenty-five years from 1961 to 1985. Released quarterly during that time, Freedomways was a leading African American theoretical, cultural, and political journal tackling major social and political issues, especially the Civil Rights Movement. The journal’s founders, led by editor Esther Jackson, included Louis Burnham, Edward Strong, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Shirley Graham Du Bois. Under Jackson’s direction, Freedomways became the leading radical Black left publication that gave a platform to veteran and newer writers, thinkers, activists, artists, and educators. The periodical ran their works and tackled issues of progressive politics, civil rights, colonialism, Pan-Africanism, prison and justice reform, education activism, art, literature, poetry, and urban decay.
- Description
- An issue of Freedomways magazine, Volume 12, Number 3, for Third Quarter 1972. The front cover has an off-white background with white and black type inside of a green block at the top that reads: [WINDOW TO THE WORLD / Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features drawings by James Calvin of five faces from left to right Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois, Ho Chi Minh, and Kwame Nkrumah. Below the art, at the bottom left of the cover, is green type that reads: [Highlights of Issue on Back Cover / Vo. 12, No. 3 1972 (Third Quarter) $1.25].
- The interior pages, numbered 180 to 264, are white paper with black ink. The pages consist of articles, poetry, book reviews, and advertisements.
- The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features black type that lists the articles in this issue: [INTERNATIONALISM IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY / Robert Rhodes / KWAME NKRUMAH: AFRICAN LIBERATOR / Shirley Graham Du Bois / THE AFRO-ASIAN WRITERS’ MOVEMENT / Akram Aminov / Articles on / MOZAMBIQUE/GUINEA-BISSAU/BANGLADESH / Poetry by / VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR / Reviews of Recent Books on Africa].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Ghana, Africa
- Asia
- Viet Nam, Asia
- Mozambique, Africa
- Guinea-Bissau, Africa
- Bangladesh, Asia
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black Press
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- International affairs
- Literature
- Poetry
- Politics
- Portuguese colonialism
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
- Object number
- 2021.20.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




