Interviews with prisoners deemed "leaders" of the 1971 rebellion at Attica Prison. "The following are voices from the sealed fortress. Elliott (L.D.) Barkley (who was murdered well after the prison was retaken) spoke for all men in the yard when he said: We are men. We are not beasts and we do not intend to be beaten or driven as such." With black and white photographs of those interviewed. In a custom-made protective mylar jacket.

Condition: Fine.
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The Summer 1968 issue printed on paper of various colors. Published from 1968-1969 in the East Bay, the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, Black Politics was "a part of the Black liberation movement and believe[s] that freedom, justice, and equality must be attained by those means that the oppressed think necessary." This issue includes an editorial on the long history of violence in America, articles on capital punishment and the importance of learning how to shoot a gun, an appeal to free Huey Newton on the back cover, translated.....
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The April/May 1968 Special Huey P. Newton Issue. Published from 1968-1969 in the East Bay, the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, Black Politics was "a part of the Black liberation movement and believe[s] that freedom, justice, and equality must be attained by those means that the oppressed think necessary." At the publication of this issue, Black Panther Party founder Huey Newton was charged in the death of a police officer and was being held in jail. One article reviews these events, while another is by Newton himself. Others discuss.....
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A rare copy of this pamphlet of Davis' early lectures, first given at UCLA in 1969 for the course she taught there, "Recurring Philosophical Themes in Black Literature". Produced by the New York Committee to Free Angela Davis.

Condition: Near Fine, rusting to staples at center fold.
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Issue #9 (Vol. 3 No. 9, Fall Equinox) of the quarterly periodical originally published at various lesbian intentional communities based in Southern Oregon and later from the land that Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove purchased in Wolfcreek, Oregon, which they called "Rootworks". Although collectively produced, the WomanSpirit publishing project was largely coordinated and edited by Ruth and Jean. It is said to be the first periodical dedictated to lesbian feminism and spirituality, and was a central part of movements and ideas that continued to grow throughout the 1970s: the Goddess Movement.....
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The collectible first issue of Big Table, a literary journal which was born out of the suppression of writing that was to be included in the Winter 1959 issue of the Chicago Review, which was rejected by the administration of the University of Chicago. Famously includes ten episodes of William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch, the complete work which was published later that year by Olympia Press in Paris. Also includes the first appearance of Jack Kerouac's Old Angel Midnight, and three poems by Gregory Corso entitled Power, Army and Police.....
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The 12th issue of the influential LA punk magazine, Slash, with The Screamers on the cover. Articles and features include local scene reports, a UK report, the Consumers, the Masque club, interviews with The Screamers, The Bags, The Offs, The Cramps, album and live reviews, and more.

Condition: Near Fine, toning to newsprint.
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