- 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
- Harrington, Ollie, American, 1912 - 1995
- Terrell, Mary
- Cheng, Charles W., American, 1937 - 1979
- Lilly, Octave Jr., American, 1908 - 1975
- Percikow, Henri
- Subject of
- Chavez, Cesar E., American, 1927 - 1993
- Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
- Thiong'o, Ngugi wa, Kenyan, born 1938
- Gandhi, Indira, Indian
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 × 6 × 5/16 in. (22.8 × 15.3 × 0.8 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 13, Number 3, for Third Quarter 1973.
- The front cover has an off-white background with white type inside of a red block at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a black-and-white photograph of labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. In the right sidebar of the cover in black and red type is a list of articles featured in this issue, that reads: [LOOK HOMEWARD / BABY—Part II / OLLIE HARRINGTON / THE COLD WAR and / THE BLACK LIBERATION STRUGGLE / CHARLES W. CHENG / IN PRAISE OF SCIENCE / The Progressive / Inheritance of our / Movement’s Activists / J. H. O’DELL / Poetry / Book Reviews / Vol. 13, No. 3, 1973 (Third Quarter) $1.25].
- The interior pages, numbered 180-272, 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 an advertisement for subscription to the “African Agenda” publication.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- India, Asia
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Movement
- American Indian Movements
- Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black Press
- Civil rights
- Education
- International affairs
- Labor
- Literature
- Poetry
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- 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
- 2021.20.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




