<I>Freedomways Vol. 9 No. 4</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1969
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: Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917
label: Edited by
content: Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019
label: Edited by
content: John Devine
label: Illustrated by
content: Elizabeth Catlett, Mexican and American, 1915 - 2012
label: Illustrated by
content: Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014
label: Written by
content: Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916
label: Written by
content: Augusta Strong, American, 1934 - 1976
label: Written by
content: Mari Evans, American, 1923 - 2017
label: Written by
content: Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett, American, 1914 - 1997
label: Written by
content: Dr. W. D. Wright, American, born 1936
label: Written by
content: Edward P. Dozier, 1916 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Chief Joseph, 1840 - 1904
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 9, Number 4, for Winter 1969. The front cover has an off-white background with white type inside of a brown block at the top that reads: [Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a reddish-brown-colored drawing by Elizabeth Catlett, depicting a human figure from the chin up. Bold text below the cover art reads: [AMERICAN INDIANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS: / A SELECTED BIOGRAPHY Ernest Kaiser / GUNNING DOWN THE VIETNAMESEThe Editors / Vol. 9, No. 4 1969 (Fourth Quarter) $1.00].
label: Description
content: The interior pages, numbered 295 to 384, are white paper with black ink. . The pages consist of book reviews, articles, poems, cartoons, illustrations, and advertisements.
label: Description
content: The back of the magazine features an advertisement for Drum and Spear Press book titled “A History of Pan-African Revolt” by C. L. R. James. On the right side is reddish-brown drawing of a pillar. On the left/middle in small reddish-brown type is a short commentary about James’s book.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Viet Nam, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Language
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Medicine
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: American Indian Movements
label: Movement
content: Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
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: 2021.20.7
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 1/16 × 6 1/16 × 1/4 in. (23 × 15.4 × 0.7 cm)