- Published by
- Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985
- Edited by
- Clarke, John Henrik, American, 1915 - 1998
- Jackson, Esther Cooper, American, born 1917
- O'Dell, Jack, American, 1923 - 2019
- Devine, John
- Illustrated by
- White, Charles, American, 1918 - 1979
- Written by
- Jagan, Cheddi, Guyanese, 1918 - 1997
- Browne, Robert S., American, 1924 - 2004
- Hairston, Loyle, American, 1926 - 2009
- Kaiser, Ernest D., American, born 1916
- Murphy, George B. Jr., American, 1906 - 1986
- Strong, Augusta, American, 1934 - 1976
- Sinnette, Calvin H., Trinidadian, born 1924
- Subject of
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Turner, Nat, American, 1800 - 1831
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.3 × 0.6 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 8, Number 1, for Winter 1968.
- The front cover has an off-white background with white type inside an orange block at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE NEGRO FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features art depicting Nat Turner. To the left of the drawing in black and orange type is a list of articles featured in this issue: [WILLIAM STYRON’S / DILEMMA / On The Confessions / of Nat Turner / THE UNITED STATES / IN SOUTH AMERICA / Cheddi Jagan / THE SYSTEM OF / POLICE BRUTALITY / C. E. Wilson / THE AFRICAN ROOTS / OF WAR / W. E. B. Du Bois / Robert S. Browne reviews / Lomax’s Thailand / Reviews of Other / Current Books].
- The interior pages, numbered 5 to 95, are white paper with black ink. The pages include articles, book reviews, and poetry.
- The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features a greyscale advertisement of “The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois”, which shows an image Du Bois sitting and reading a newspaper. Below that in small black type is: [Hardback / $10 / per copy / Order from / FREEDOMWAYS / Reviews in This Issue].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South America
- Thailand, Asia
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Topic
- Activism
- Black Press
- Civil rights
- Colonialism
- International affairs
- Literature
- Poetry
- Police brutality
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
- Object number
- 2021.20.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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