<I>Freedomways Vol. 6 No. 4</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1966
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: Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019
label: Edited by
content: Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917
label: Edited by
content: John Devine
label: Illustrated by
content: Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014
label: Written by
content: Timuel Black, American, 1918 - 2021
label: Written by
content: C. Eric Lincoln, American, 1924 - 2000
label: Written by
content: Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916
label: Subject of
content: Eslanda Goode Robeson, American, 1895 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979
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 6, Number 4, for Fall, Winter 1966.
label: Description
content: The front cover has an off-white background with white type at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE NEGRO FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a charcoal-colored drawing of a young woman seated and reading a book in her lap. She is depicted with short, curled hair, wears a white long-sleeve shirt, plaid skirt, tights, and black loafers. To the right of the drawing in black type is a list of articles featured in this issue: [COLONIALISM and the NEGRO / AMERICAN EXPERIENCE / J. H. O’Dell / CHICAGO NEGRO LABOR / and CIVIL RIGHTS / Time Black / Special Section / In Memory of Eslanda Robeson / Cartoons by / BRUMSIC BRANDON / Book ReviewsPoetry / Cover Art by John Devine / Vol. 6 No. 4 Fall 1966 (Fourth Quarter) $1.00]. At the bottom left corner of the cover is a captioned quote by W.E.B. Du Bois, from “The Crisis”, 1912, which reads: [We know that as the world grows better / there will be realized in our children’s lives / that for which we fight unfalteringly.”].
label: Description
content: The interior pages, numbered 293 to 396, are white paper with black ink. The pages include articles, book reviews, illustrations, poetry, cartoons, and advertisements.
label: Description
content: The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features a charcoal-colored drawing named “Flying Fish” by Charles White. The black type below the art reads: [Charles White is an artist of world renown who has won / many awards and prizes; one comes away from his portfolio with the feeling that the drawings have a universality which transcends the various schools of art and which / will withstand the merciless test of time. / Ten beautiful lithographs (including the one above) / 17 x 22, ideal for framing. $12.50 a set including postage. / On sale at FREEDOMWAYS, 799 Broadway, New York, 10003.]
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Viet Nam, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Colonialism
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
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: 2021.20.3
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 1/8 × 6 1/16 × 3/8 in. (23.1 × 15.4 × 1 cm)