<I>Freedomways Vol. 12 No. 4</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1972
name: label: Published by
content: Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985
label: Edited by
content: John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998
label: Edited by
content: Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916
label: Edited by
content: Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019
label: Edited by
content: Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917
label: Edited by
content: John Devine
label: Written by
content: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941
label: Written by
content: Nancy L. Moore
label: Written by
content: Rae Banks
label: Written by
content: Pauline Alice Young
label: Illustrated by
content: Cliff Joseph, American, 1922 - 2020
label: Illustrated by
content: Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014
label: Illustrated by
content: Elton Clay Fax, American, 1909 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Paul Laurence Dunbar, American, 1872 - 1906
label: Subject of
content: John Brown, American, 1800 - 1859
notes: label: Caption
content: 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.
label: Description
content: An issue of Freedomways magazine, Volume 12, Number 4, for Fourth Quarter 1972.
label: Description
content: The front cover has a bright orange background with white type at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a black-and-white illustration by Cliff Joseph, depicting three people. A woman wearing earrings and a floral dress holds a plant in her proper right hand and looks into a microscope on her proper left. On the right side of the artwork, a man wearing a beaded animal tooth necklace and striped shirt reads a large book. African motifs of animals and face masks surround the reader. A baby is depicted in the left corner of the cover, playing with letter blocks which are artistically arranged to spell [BLACK STUDIES]. In the orange right sidebar of the cover, a list of articles featured in this issue reads: [Annual / Cartoons / by / Brumsic / Brandon, Jr. / Special / Section / on Paul / Laurence / Dunbar / Centennial / Book / Reviews / Poetry]. The bottom of the cover continues in listing the featured articles in black type that reads: [THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A VICTORY FOR RACISM – The Editors / THE DILEMMA OF AFRO-AMERICAN EDUCATION – Nancy L. Moore / THREE CHALLENGES TO ORGANIZED LABOR – Jesse Jackson].
label: Description
content: The interior pages, numbered 268 to 359, are white paper with black ink. The pages consist of articles, poetry, cartoons, book reviews, and advertisements.
label: Description
content: The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features an advertisement for an illustrated poster by Oraston Brooks-El.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Weeksville, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: American Indian Movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.20.12
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 × 5/16 in. (23 × 15.5 × 0.8 cm)