{"product_id":"vintage-underground-newspaper-the-great-speckled-bird-march-12-1973-international-women-s-day-ufw-labor-protest-history","title":"Vintage Underground Newspaper – The Great Speckled Bird – March 12, 1973 – International Women’s Day, UFW, Labor \u0026 Protest History","description":"For sale is a complete, original issue of The Great Speckled Bird, dated March 12, 1973 📰.\n\nPublished in Atlanta, Georgia, The Great Speckled Bird was one of the South’s most influential underground newspapers (1968–1976). Known for its radical politics and bold design, it documented civil rights, women’s liberation, antiwar protests, labor organizing, and the music scene of the early 1970s.\n\nThis issue is a standout for its International Women’s Day coverage, alongside major features on prison justice, labor strikes, economic struggles, and 1970s music ephemera.\n\n\n---\n\n🌟 Highlights in this Issue:\n\n👩‍🦰 International Women’s Day – Full-page illustrated special section, including “Women in China” features\n\n✊ Labor \u0026amp; Activism – United Farm Workers (UFW) celebration, Atlanta demonstrations, Georgia Tech waitress strike, wildcat women’s walkout\n\n⚖️ Justice \u0026amp; Repression – “Cop Kills Blacks,” prison updates (Ruchell Magee), due process for the insane, repression in Argentina, Amnesty conference banned\n\n💵 Economic \u0026amp; Social Struggles – “The Mighty Dollar Dwindles” analysis on inflation and capitalism\n\n🎶 Music \u0026amp; Culture Ephemera –\n\nConcert ads for Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette \u0026amp; George Jones, Santana, Little Feat, Elephant’s Memory, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, Procol Harum, Loggins \u0026amp; Messina, Blackfoot, Hooker\n\nFilm ads for Night of the Living Dead, Black Caesar, Cries and Whispers\n\n\n📚 Counterculture Ads \u0026amp; Community – Radical bookstores, occult shops, feminist collectives, and Atlanta crafts co-op\n\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Details:\n\nPublication: The Great Speckled Bird\n\nDate: March 12, 1973\n\nFormat: Tabloid, approx. 11” x 17” folded \/ 17” x 22” open\n\nPages: 24 (complete issue)\n\nCondition: ✅ Good vintage condition. Light toning, fold line, and some mild edge wear. No missing or loose pages.\n\n\n\n---\n\n💡 Why Collect?\n\nThis issue is especially collectible for its:\n\n👩‍🦰 International Women’s Day special section\n\n✊ Labor \u0026amp; protest history (UFW, women’s strikes)\n\n🎶 Concert ads from legendary artists (Santana, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Waylon Jennings)\n\n\nIt represents the intersection of feminism, radical politics, and 1970s rock culture in the South.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264027816156,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/a519e7d5-il_fullxfull.7234614714_1txr.jpg?v=1786496784","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/vintage-underground-newspaper-the-great-speckled-bird-march-12-1973-international-women-s-day-ufw-labor-protest-history","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}