<I>Broadside No. 4: The Ballad of the Free</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1966
name: label: Written by
content: Margaret Walker, American, 1915 - 1998
label: Published by
content: Broadside Press, founded 1965
label: Subject of
content: Nat Turner, American, 1800 - 1831
label: Subject of
content: Gabriel, 1776 - 1800
label: Subject of
content: Toussaint Louverture, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
label: Subject of
content: Denmark Vesey, American, ca. 1767 - 1822
label: Subject of
content: John Brown, American, 1800 - 1859
notes: label: Description
content: A poem titled "The Ballad of the Free" written by Margaret Walker and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 4. The poem is printed on blue paper in red ink. The body of poem is centered with alternating stanzas indented further. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.
place: label: Place printed
content: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
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: 2013.154.3
objectType: label: Type
content: poems
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1966 by Margaret Walker
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: H x W: 11 x 7 1/2 in. (27.9 x 19.1 cm)