Freedomways Vol. 12 No. 2

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An issue of Freedomways magazine, Volume 12, Number 2, for Spring/Summer 1972. The front cover has a blue background with white and black type at the top that reads: [ELECTIONS 1972! / Freedomways / A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT]. The cover features a black-and-white drawing called “Man” by Benny Andrews and depicts a man’s face. In the bottom left corner in black type is: [Hon. Shirley Chisholm / Hon. Richard G. Hatcher / J. H. O’Dell / Jarvis Tyner]. The interior pages, numbered 101-176, are white paper with black ink. The pages consist of articles, book reviews, and advertisements. The back of the magazine has an off-white background and advertises a 25-count holiday greeting card collection featuring artists Benny Andrews, Joan Bacchus, Romare Bearden, Margaret Burroughs, Eldzier Cortor, Leo & Diane Dillon, Elton Fax, Marvin Friedman, Harry Gotlieb, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Roy La Grone, Hughie Lee-Smith, and Ann Tanksley.

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