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
Biggers, John, American, 1924 - 2001
Written by
Barrett, Lindsay, Jamaican, born 1941
Fishman, George
Henderson, David
Subject of
Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Date
1969
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/16 × 1/4 in. (23 × 15.4 × 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 9, Number 3, for Summer 1969. The front cover has an off-white background with white type inside of a bright red block at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a charcoal-colored drawing called “MAN” by John Biggers, depicting the head and face a man surrounded by a shadow. In the right sidebar red and black type lists the articles featured in this issue: [Charleston’s Legacy / to the Poor / People’s Campaign / J. H. O’Dell / A Message to / Black Activists on / the Nigerian Crisis / Lindsay Barrett / LeRoi Jones and the / New Black Writers / of the Sixties / Kathryn Jackson / Paul Robeson’s / Student Days and / the Fight Against / Racism at Rutgers / George Fishman / Book and Movie Reviews / Vol. 9, No. 2 Summer 1969 / (Third Quarter) $1.00].
The interior pages, numbered 196 to 288, are white paper with black ink. The pages include articles, poems, and advertisements.
The back of the magazine features an off-white background with red and black type advertising Freedomways color greeting cards.
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Nigeria, Africa
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Activism
Africa
Black Press
Civil rights
International affairs
Literature
Poetry
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
2021.20.6
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b82a611-b5b9-4811-9fae-1398361c2ea4

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