<I>Newsweek Vol. LXXVI No. 5</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 3, 1970
name: label: Published by
content: Newsweek, Inc., American, founded 1933
label: Subject of
content: Kenneth A. Gibson, American, 1932 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Mayor Richard G. Hatcher, American, born 1933
label: Subject of
content: Mayor Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Maynard Jackson, American, 1938 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Richard H. Austin, American, 1913 - 2001
notes: label: Description
content: A copy of Newsweek magazine from the week of August 3, 1970. [Newsweek] appears in bold red letters across the top of the magazine. The cover story appears in black, blue, and yellow type on the right edge of the magazine [The / Black / Mayors / How Are / They Doing? / Newark's / Kenneth Gibson]. The cover features a photograph of Kenneth Gibson standing outdoors in a suit and tie, positioned just to the left of the text.
label: Description
content: The cover article appears on pages 16-22. In addition to Kenneth Gibson, the article also features Mayors Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio, Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and Walter E. Washington of Washington D.C. The article discusses a number of black politicians holding local office, including Richard Austin of Detroit and Maynard Jackson, Jr. of Atlanta. There is also a section dedicated to the court case involving Newark mayor Hugh J. Addonizio, Gibson's predecessor. The article was written by Assoc. Editor David M. Alpern with assistance from other staff.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.36.1
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Newsweek
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 1/8 in. (28.3 x 21 x 0.3 cm)