- 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
- Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
- Guillén, Nicolás, Cuban, 1902 - 1989
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Sinnette, Calvin H., Trinidadian, born 1924
- Dellums, Ron, American, born 1935
- Obatala, J. K.
- Illustrated by
- White, Charles, American, 1918 - 1979
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Gregory, Dick, American, 1932 - 2017
- Cullen, Countee, American, 1903 - 1946
- President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 15/16 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.7 × 15.3 × 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 12, Number 1, for First Quarter 1972.
- The front cover has an off-white background with white type inside a bright red block at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a drawing by Charles White, depicting the heads and faces of nine people. To the right of the drawing in red and black type is a list of the articles featured in this issue: [THE COALITION’S / THE THING / RON DELLUMS / MARTIN LUTHER KING / and W.E.B. DU BOIS / A Personal Tribute / HARRY BELAFONTE / GENOCIDE and / BLACK ECOLOGY / CALVIN H. SINNETTE, M.D. / The “NIXON DOCTRINE” / and AFRICA / J. K. OBATALA / BOOK REVIEWS / POETRY / Nicolás Guillén / Audre Lorde / Cover Art by Charles White / Vol. 12, No. 1, 1972 / (First Quarter)$1.25].
- The interior pages, numbered 4 to 95, are white paper with black ink. The pages include articles, poetry, book reviews, and advertisements.
- The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features advertising for four reproduced artistic prints by Elton Fax.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Africa
- West Indies, Caribbean, Latin America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black Press
- Civil rights
- International affairs
- Literature
- Poetry
- Politics
- 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
- 2021.20.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




