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Broadside No. 2: Dressed All In Pink

A poem titled "Dressed All in Pink" written by Dudley Randall. The poem is on pink paper and printed with dark pink ink. The poem is centered in the middle of the paper. The title is in cursive script. At the bottom of the page at center are the copyright, publisher information, and broadside number. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 2. The back side of the poem is blank.

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Broadside No. 35: Granny Blak Poet (in Pastel)

A poem titled "Granny Blak Poet (in Pastel)" written by Arthur Pfister. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 35. The poem is printed on yellow paper in black ink and presented in two wide columns, with lines positioned at varying alignments and indentations. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. There are no inscripti

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Broadside No. 40: Rip-Off

A poem titled Rip-Off written by Ronda M. Davis and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 40. The poem is on green paper and printed in black ink. A horizontal black line runs across the top of the page. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is at the bottom of the page. The back side of the poem is blank.

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Broadside No. 42: Goodnight

A poem titled "Goodnight" written by Paula Denise Alexander and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 42. The poem is printed on pink paper in red ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.

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Broadside No. 43: Muslim Men

A poem titled "Muslim Men" written by Sterling D. Plumbb and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 43. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink and presented in booklet form. The front cover features black-and-white graphite illustration of Elijah Muhammad by Shirley Woodson. Muhammad is pictured wearing his crescent moon embellished kofia along with a jacket and bowtie. Across the

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Broadside No. 46: A Simple Poem to Mae

A poem titled "A Simple Poem to Mae" written by Omari Kenyatta Taeajia (Richard C. James III) and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 46. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. Along the right side is a black silhouette figure of a woman wearing a slim gown and holding a single stemmed flower behind her back. A printed signature at the bottom right corner of the silhouette read

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Broadside No. 47: Black Henry

A poem titled "Black Henry" written by Rockie Taylor (Tejumola Ologboni) and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 47. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.

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Broadside No. 48: Two Poems: Black Rebel / Poem

Two poems printed on a white piece of paper in black ink. At the top left corner of the page is the heading Two Poems. The poems appear in two columns. On the left side of the page is the poem titled "Black Rebel" by Robert Keeby. Below the title and author is a quote by Etheridge Knight that reads "I ran across this poem in my stuff as I was unpacking. It was sent to me by a young bro who was in

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Broadside No. 4: The Ballad of the Free

A poem titled "The Ballad of the Free" written by Margaret Walker and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 4. The poem is printed on blue paper in red ink. The body of poem is centered with alternating stanzas indented further. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.

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Broadside No. 51: A Father Tells His Son About The Statue Of Liberty / Crossing the International Date Line

Two poems printed in red ink on off-white paper, published as Broadside No. 51 by Broadside Press. The first poem is "A Father Tells His Son About The Statue of Liberty" written by Bobb Hamilton. The title and author of this poem are centered at the top of the page above two columns of text. The body of this poem is in both columns. The second poem, "Crossing the International Date Line" by George

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Broadside No. 52

Seven poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 52. Printed in blue ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to form four pages. On the front, "To My Immortality" by Yusuf Burni. The first interior page has three poems by Jeanne Newkirk Smith: "Attempted Genocide," "Sometimes - When It Doesn't Work," and "Good Times." The second interior page has two poems by Robert T. Bowen: "Ch

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Broadside No. 54

Four poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 54, printed in black ink on a single sheet of yellow paper folded in half to form four pages. On the cover is the poem "Ebony Woman" written by Lawrence C. Riley. The interior left page contains the poem titled "Growing Pains" written by Thomas Washington Jr. The interior right page contains two poems. At top, "Convict Warrior No. 122088" wr

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<I>Broadside No. 2: Dressed All In Pink</I>

<I>Broadside No. 35: Granny Blak Poet (in Pastel)</I>

<I>Broadside No. 40: Rip-Off</I>

<I>Broadside No. 42: Goodnight</I>

<I>Broadside No. 43: Muslim Men</I>

<I>Broadside No. 46: A Simple Poem to Mae</I>

<I>Broadside No. 47: Black Henry</I>

<I>Broadside No. 48: Two Poems: Black Rebel / Poem</I>

<I>Broadside No. 4: The Ballad of the Free</I>

<I>Broadside No. 51: A Father Tells His Son About The Statue Of Liberty / Crossing the International Date Line</I>

<I>Broadside No. 52</I>

<I>Broadside No. 54</I>