<I>Freedomways Vol. 8 No. 1</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1968
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: Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917
label: Edited by
content: Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019
label: Edited by
content: John Devine
label: Illustrated by
content: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979
label: Written by
content: Cheddi Jagan, Guyanese, 1918 - 1997
label: Written by
content: Robert S. Browne, American, 1924 - 2004
label: Written by
content: Loyle Hairston, American, 1926 - 2009
label: Written by
content: Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916
label: Written by
content: George B. Murphy Jr., American, 1906 - 1986
label: Written by
content: Augusta Strong, American, 1934 - 1976
label: Written by
content: Calvin H. Sinnette, Trinidadian, born 1924
label: Subject of
content: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Nat Turner, American, 1800 - 1831
label: Subject of
content: Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014
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 8, Number 1, for Winter 1968.
label: Description
content: The front cover has an off-white background with white type inside an orange block at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE NEGRO FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features art depicting Nat Turner. To the left of the drawing in black and orange type is a list of articles featured in this issue: [WILLIAM STYRON’S / DILEMMA / On The Confessions / of Nat Turner / THE UNITED STATES / IN SOUTH AMERICA / Cheddi Jagan / THE SYSTEM OF / POLICE BRUTALITY / C. E. Wilson / THE AFRICAN ROOTS / OF WAR / W. E. B. Du Bois / Robert S. Browne reviews / Lomax’s Thailand / Reviews of Other / Current Books].
label: Description
content: The interior pages, numbered 5 to 95, are white paper with black ink. The pages include articles, book reviews, and poetry.
label: Description
content: The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features a greyscale advertisement of “The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois”, which shows an image Du Bois sitting and reading a newspaper. Below that in small black type is: [Hardback / $10 / per copy / Order from / FREEDOMWAYS / Reviews in This Issue].
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: South America
label: Place depicted
content: Thailand, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Colonialism
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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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: 2021.20.4
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 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.3 × 0.6 cm)