- 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
- 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.




