<I>Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 3</I>
date: label: Date
content: April 1971
name: label: Written by
content: Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, American, 1921 - 2020
label: Published by
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Edited by
content: Stoney Cooks, American
label: Photograph by
content: Elaine Tomlin, American, died 1995
label: Subject of
content: T.Y. Rogers, American, 1935 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: The Rev. Jackson H. Day, American
notes: label: Description
content: Soul Force newsletter, volume 4, number 3. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features a black-and-white composite image of a large line of men and women who appear to be marching. The images are arranged in perspective with the people at the front of the line, depicted larger, and the people behind them are depicted gradually smaller and smaller. Some appear to be singing, one woman is clapping, and one man near the back is holding his hand in a black power salute. Most of the individuals are depicted walking towards the right edge of the cover, however one man is depicted front and center, facing the viewer. He wears overalls over a short sleeve shirt, a hat, and work boots and both of his arms are resting inside the front panel of his overalls. Text printed below him reads [“there will be liberty and justice for all or there will be / no liberty or justice for any”]. Printed in the top third of the front cover is the masthead on the left that reads, [SOUL / force], and the date on the right that reads, [April / 1971]. The back cover is formatted like a post card. The newsletter is fifteen pages, and includes articles written in black text and black-and-white images and graphics throughout. On page 2 is a resolution presented by the Board of Directors of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference calling for a cease-fire in the Vietnam War, withdrawal of patronage from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P), an overhaul of the legal and penal system, and a call to join the SCLC’s War Against Repression. Articles titles include: [W.A.R. / bill of particulars], [A&P / ON / STRIKE], [WALL ST., / what about hunger?], [LET THE CHURCH SAY… AMEN], and [Milledgeville, / …repression]. Page 13 also includes a poem titled [Who killed at Mylai?] by Jackson H. Day. On the last page is an advertisement for an upcoming Southeastern Christian Leadership (SCLC) event. The first page, located on the interior of front cover, lists the Editorial Board members, editorial staff names, and press names, along with the volume and issue number.
place: label: Place printed
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Economics
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Anti-war movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.130.2
objectType: label: Type
content: newsletters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Closed): 10 3/8 × 8 5/16 in. (26.4 × 21.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Open): 10 3/8 × 16 1/2 in. (26.4 × 41.9 cm)