Freedomways Vol. 5, No. 2

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An issue of Freedomways magazine, Volume 5, Number 2, from Spring 1965. The front cover has orange type inside a brown block at the top that reads: [A QUARTERLY REVIEW / OF THE NEGRO FREEDOM MOVEMENT / Freedomways]. The middle of the cover features a grey background with a graphic design of the state of Mississippi, broken into three parts. The border lines and shapes of surrounding U.S. states are printed behind the state of Mississippi. At the bottom of the cover red type reads [opening up / the / closed society]. The interior pages, numbered 223 to 356, are white paper with black ink. The articles address different topics about the people, politics, culture, education, healthcare, Civil Rights, and activism in Mississippi. The articles include some photographs. The back of the magazine features a continuation of the front cover: a grey background with black border lines representing the U.S. states surrounding Mississippi.

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