- 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
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican and American, 1915 - 2012
- Brandon, Brumsic Jr., American, 1927 - 2014
- Written by
- Kaiser, Ernest D., American, born 1916
- Strong, Augusta, American, 1934 - 1976
- Evans, Mari, American, 1923 - 2017
- Dr. Goodlett, Carlton B., American, 1914 - 1997
- Dr. Wright, W. D., American, born 1936
- Dozier, Edward P., 1916 - 1971
- Subject of
- Chief Joseph, 1840 - 1904
- 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 4, for Winter 1969. The front cover has an off-white background with white type inside of a brown block at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a reddish-brown-colored drawing by Elizabeth Catlett, depicting a human figure from the chin up. Bold text below the cover art reads: [AMERICAN INDIANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS: / A SELECTED BIOGRAPHY Ernest Kaiser / GUNNING DOWN THE VIETNAMESEThe Editors / Vol. 9, No. 4 1969 (Fourth Quarter) $1.00].
- The interior pages, numbered 295 to 384, are white paper with black ink. . The pages consist of book reviews, articles, poems, cartoons, illustrations, and advertisements.
- The back of the magazine features an advertisement for Drum and Spear Press book titled “A History of Pan-African Revolt” by C. L. R. James. On the right side is reddish-brown drawing of a pillar. On the left/middle in small reddish-brown type is a short commentary about James’s book.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Viet Nam, Asia
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Movement
- American Indian Movements
- Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
- Topic
- Activism
- Black Press
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Education
- Language
- Literature
- Medicine
- Poetry
- Politics
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
- Object number
- 2021.20.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




