<I>Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 3 no. 3</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 1971
name: label: Written by
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Published by
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Edited by
content: Alma Jean Billingslea, American, born 1946
label: Photograph by
content: Elaine Tomlin, American, died 1995
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, American, 1929 - 2018
notes: label: Description
content: Soul Force newsletter, volume 3, number 3. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features a black-and-white photomontage of three photographs of Martin Luther King, Jr and a fourth photograph of his funeral procession. The photograph in the top left corner features King surrounded by a crowd of teenagers. King’s body is turned towards the viewer, but his head is turned, and he is smiling at a girl on the left side of the photograph with his hand resting on her arm. The photograph on the top right is a close-up of King. He is wearing a dark suit, white dress shirt, and a dark tone tie. He appears to be speaking. The photograph on the bottom left depicts King hugging a child. He is wearing a dark coat and is holding his hat in his proper left had but has both arms wrapped around the child. Two women, one in a nun’s habit, stand in the background. The photograph in the bottom right corner is of King’s funeral procession on April 9, 1968. The photograph depicts the procession being led by casket on mule-drawn wagon. The wagon is surrounded by men who have their hands resting on the sides and back. Printed above the photomontage is black text that reads “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to / the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright day daylight / of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.” Printed in the top third of the front cover is the magazine’s masthead. At the top is the magazine’s name in large text that reads [soul force]. Below are two lines of small text divided by black lines that read [“TO REDEEM THE SOUL OF AMERICA” / JANUARY, 1971 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Vol. 3 No. 3]. The newsletter is four (4) pages, including the front and back cover, with articles and black-and-white images printed throughout. Articles titles include: [people’s day], a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.; [STATE OF A NATION] by Dr. Ralph Abernathy; [WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP CELEBRATE JANUARY 15TH?]; [WORLD CONFERENCE ON RELIGION, KYOTO, JAPAN], [LETTUCE BOYCOTT], and [STRIKE]. The first page, located on the interior of front cover, lists the Editorial Board members, editorial staff names, and press names, along with the volume and issue number. Printed on page three is the list of the Dr. Martin Luther King Legal Holiday Committee. The back cover is page four, and it includes three news items, a notice of postage paid, and printed in the bottom right corner, is a small, fillable magazine subscription form.
place: label: Place printed
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Religion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.130.4
objectType: label: Type
content: newsletters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Closed): 15 9/16 × 11 3/8 in. (39.5 × 28.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Open): 15 9/16 × 22 3/4 in. (39.5 × 57.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Stored): 8 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (20.6 × 29.2 cm)