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Broadside No. 4: The Ballad of the Free

1966

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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Catalog reference: 2013.154.3

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