<I>Freedomways Vol. 12 No. 3</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1972
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: Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916
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: Written by
content: Shirley Graham Du Bois, American, 1896 - 1977
label: Written by
content: Mary Terrell
label: Written by
content: Cruz Pinto
label: Illustrated by
content: James Calvin, American
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian, 1909 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese, 1890 - 1969
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 12, Number 3, for Third Quarter 1972. The front cover has an off-white background with white and black type inside of a green block at the top that reads: [WINDOW TO THE WORLD / Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features drawings by James Calvin of five faces from left to right Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois, Ho Chi Minh, and Kwame Nkrumah. Below the art, at the bottom left of the cover, is green type that reads: [Highlights of Issue on Back Cover / Vo. 12, No. 3 1972 (Third Quarter) $1.25].
label: Description
content: The interior pages, numbered 180 to 264, are white paper with black ink. The pages consist of articles, poetry, book reviews, and advertisements.
label: Description
content: The back of the magazine has an off-white background and features black type that lists the articles in this issue: [INTERNATIONALISM IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY / Robert Rhodes / KWAME NKRUMAH: AFRICAN LIBERATOR / Shirley Graham Du Bois / THE AFRO-ASIAN WRITERS’ MOVEMENT / Akram Aminov / Articles on / MOZAMBIQUE/GUINEA-BISSAU/BANGLADESH / Poetry by / VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR / Reviews of Recent Books on Africa].
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Ghana, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Asia
label: Place depicted
content: Viet Nam, Asia
label: Place depicted
content: Mozambique, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Guinea-Bissau, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Bangladesh, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Portuguese colonialism
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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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: 2021.20.11
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. (22.8 × 15.3 × 0.7 cm)