The Great Speckled Bird | January 11, 1971 | Underground Newspaper | Black Panther Trial, Nixon, CIA & Dope, Hampton Grease Band

The Great Speckled Bird | January 11, 1971 | Underground Newspaper | Black Panther Trial, Nixon, CIA & Dope, Hampton Grease Band

$45.00
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The Great Speckled Bird | January 11, 1971 | Underground Newspaper | Black Panther Trial, Nixon, CIA & Dope, Hampton Grease Band

The Great Speckled Bird | January 11, 1971 | Underground Newspaper | Black Panther Trial, Nixon, CIA & Dope, Hampton Grease Band

$45.00
🌟 Rare Original Underground Newspaper 🌟 Issue: The Great Speckled Bird – January 11, 1971 Published in Atlanta, Georgia 📖 Complete issue – approx. 24 pages, full tabloid size (about 11" x 17"). 📰 One of the most important Southern underground newspapers, reporting on politics, activism, and counterculture in the early 1970s. ✨ Highlights in this issue include: ✊ Black Panther Party → “Panthers Sue Connecticut” piece on Erika Huggins & Bobby Seale trial 🕵️ CIA & Dope → expose on CIA involvement in global drug trade 🏛️ Nixon coverage → critiques of his policies, including attacks on unions (USALL) 📍 Guerrilla Attacks in the U.S., 1965–1970 → map documenting domestic unrest 🎶 Music coverage → Hampton Grease Band, J. Geils Band, Little Feat previews 👩 Women Re-organizing → Atlanta Women’s Liberation organizing piece 📰 Comics & Culture → Funky Funnies, survival guides, satire ads 📅 Calendar listings & classifieds → grassroots activism and community events 📌 Condition: Some light toning, edge wear, and a small stain noted on the “Hot Shit” page, but overall complete and solid for a paper over 50 years old. 🎯 A must-have collectible for fans of radical history, underground press, and Black Panther Party ephemera — plus great early 70s rock ads.

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