<I>Rappin’ & Readin’</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1970
name: label: Recorded by
content: Haki R. Madhubuti, American, born 1942
label: Published by
content: Broadside Press, founded 1965
notes: label: Description
content: A vinyl record (a) with printed album sleeve (b) of a live recording of a poetry performance by Don L. Lee (now Haki R. Madhubuti) at Wayne State University in Detroit published with the title Rappin' & Readin' by Broadside Voices in 1970. The cover [2010.42b] features a black and white photo of Madhubuti (Lee) in left profile from the neck up. He is looking down slightly and wearing a collared shirt. The title of the album appears in vertical white text on the left edge of the album cover. The bottom of the cover is printed in white text and reads [Don L. Lee]. The bottom left corner reads [BROADSIDE VOICES / LP BR - 1 / $5.00 / BROADSIDE PRESS / 12651 Old Mill Place / Detroit, Michigan 48238]. The back of the album cover is blank and undecorated. The album [2010.42a] is sleeved in plain undecorated paper. The album has a circular yellow sticker with black type detailing information about the album at its center. Side 1 is labeled as [Rappin'] and Side 2 is [Readin'].
place: label: Place captured
content: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Spoken word (Poetry)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Record Albums
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
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: 2013.42ab
objectType: label: Type
content: record covers
label: Type
content: long-playing records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1970 Don L. Lee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: vinyl, adhesive, ink, paper (fiber product), cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. (31.4 x 31.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Record Diameter:: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)