<I>Freedomways Vol. 12 No. 1</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: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
label: Written by
content: Nicolás Guillén, Cuban, 1902 - 1989
label: Written by
content: Audre Lorde, American, 1934 - 1992
label: Written by
content: Calvin H. Sinnette, Trinidadian, born 1924
label: Written by
content: Ron Dellums, American, born 1935
label: Written by
content: J. K. Obatala
label: Illustrated by
content: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
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 1, for First Quarter 1972.
label: Description
content: 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].
label: Description
content: The interior pages, numbered 4 to 95, are white paper with black ink. The pages include articles, poetry, book reviews, and advertisements.
label: Description
content: The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features advertising for four reproduced artistic prints by Elton Fax.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Africa
label: Place depicted
content: West Indies, Caribbean, Latin America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
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: 2021.20.9
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: 8 15/16 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.7 × 15.3 × 0.7 cm)