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The First Blow [issues 1--4] -

The First Blow [issues 1--4] -

The first blow [issues 1--4]

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Cambridge, MA: The Hard Times, 1973. Four issues of the radical newsletter for public housing tenants; 10 to 12 pages each, 8.5x11 inches, some toning and minor wear. Much discussion of local racism; includes a photo of a racist note warning that the office of these "nigerlovers" would be burned to the ground. The title comes from Frederick Douglass: "You who would yourself be free, must strike the first blow.
  • Bookseller Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher The Hard Times
  • Place of Publication Cambridge, MA
  • Date Published 1973
  • Keywords Labor - American Massachusetts 1970S Serials, journals, magazines Housing