The Great Speckled Bird May 28, 1973 • Jane Fonda on POWs • Howard Moore & Metro Desegregation • African Liberation Day • Atlanta Undergroun
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Original May 28, 1973 issue of The Great Speckled Bird — Atlanta’s most influential underground movement newspaper, published cooperatively from 1968–1976. The Bird was a voice for Southern civil rights organizers, anti-war activism, Black liberation work, feminist organizing, labor movements, LGBTQ coalitions, and counterculture arts communities.
This issue is especially rich in political and cultural reporting:
Featured Articles & Coverage
Jane Fonda on U.S. POWs and the politics of the Vietnam War
Howard Moore, Jr. on Atlanta school desegregation and Black political leadership (major civil rights primary-source material)
Hayward Brown Acquitted in the Detroit STRESS police violence controversy
African Liberation Day Rally photos + reporting
Commentary on Watergate, Agnew protests, the ACLU, and anti-war organizing
Atlanta music & art scene, community clinics, co-ops, college activism, and radical education projects
Why This Paper Matters
The Bird is widely used today in:
Black Studies + Civil Rights scholarship
Southern urban history research
Feminist and anti-war historiography
Radical print culture + underground press archives
This issue documents Atlanta and national liberation movements in motion — not in hindsight.
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Condition — Very Good
All pages present, securely folded and intact at the center.
Light, even age toning typical of 1970s newsprint.
No tears, chips, writing, mildew, or brittle paper.
Clean, complete, well-preserved example.
Stored flat and handled minimally.
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Shipping
Ships flat with:
Rigid packaging for stability
Framing Available:
I offer archival framing with acid-free mat + UV-protective acrylic — designed for newspapers.
Message to have this copy framed for display.
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A rare and powerful primary source from the Southern freedom movement.
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The Great Speckled Bird May 28, 1973 • Jane Fonda on POWs • Howard Moore & Metro Desegregation • African Liberation Day • Atlanta Undergroun
$55.00