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Created by:
Third World Newspaper, American, founded 1970  Search this
Edited by:
John W. Lewis, Jr., American, born 1930  Search this
Subject of:
Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this
Owned by:
Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010  Search this
Medium:
newsprint, ink
Dimensions:
H x W: 12 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 1/16 in. (30.8 × 21 × 0.2 cm)
Type:
newspapers
Place printed:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Third World magazine featuring a large black and white portrait drawing of Malcolm X. The illustration is a close up of Malcolm X's face depicting him squinting through his horn-rimmed glasses. The illustration is contained within a large rectangle bordered in a small black line that takes up the bottom two-thirds of the front. Over top of the illustration in the lower part of the image is white text on a black background [HONOR/MALCOLM X]. Above the second "M," on the PL cheek of Malcolm X is the artist's signature, vertically oriented [CHAMBERS]. At the top of the cover, contained within a smaller rectangle taking up the top third, is the publication title, number and price [THIRD WORLD/No. 9 25¢]. To the left of the publication title is a graphic of a globe with the number "3" on top.
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Communities  Search this
Islam  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Politics  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.201.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Black Nationalism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550d710c7-2102-4239-b45d-144bdb88f798
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.201.30