<I>Life Vol. 65, No. 21</I>
date: label: Date
content: November 22, 1968
name: label: Created by
content: Life Magazine, 1883 - 2007
label: Published by
content: Time Inc., American, founded 1922
label: Written by
content: John Hope Franklin, American, 1915 - 2009
label: Written by
content: Roger Butterfield, American, 1907 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
notes: label: Description
content: A copy of LIfe Magazine from November 22, 1968. The cover of the magazine features an image of a photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass inside an ornamental gold and wooden frame set against a black background. At the top left is the LIFE title in white text against a rectangular red background. At center, in white text is [The Search / for a / BLACK PAST]. The issue is the first in a new series on "Negro History." The series is introduced on page 91 with the text [Here LIFE begins a new series which, taking a fresh look at Negro history, is an effort to place in proper perspective this richly significant segment of the American experience.]. The introduction is followed by an article written by John Hope Franklin titled "Rebels, Runaways and Heroes: The Bitter Years of Slavery." There are numerous illustrations, photographs, and artifacts. The magazine has 120 pages and the back cover is an advertisement for Pall Mall cigarettes.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: United States History
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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 Joele and Fred Michaud
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.239.16
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Time Life Pictures/Getty Images, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 13 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 1/4 in. (34.6 x 26.7 x 0.6 cm)