The Black Scholar Periodical Archive: "The most influential Black-oriented intellectual publication" 1973-1974

[African American] The most influential Black-oriented intellectual publication. The Black Scholar. Sausalito, CA: The Black World Foundation. Black and white illustrated wrappers. 8vo. 64 pages each. Archive includes 5 issues from: Sept. 1973 (Vol. 5, No. 1), Nov. 1973 (Vol. 5, No. 3), December 1973-January 1974 (Vol. 5, No. 4), Feb. 1974 (Vol. 5, No. 5), and March 1974 (Vol. 5, No. 6). Launched in the US in 1969, The Black Scholar (TBS), is the first modern Black studies and research journal. Founded upon the premise that Black writers, activists, scholars, and artists should participate in a larger dialogue, TBS strove to chronicle, analyze, and debate (truncated) the conditions of and the emancipatory efforts by Black people against a multitude of oppressions that include gender, sexuality, class, and ideology. Due in part to the impact of the journal, Black Studies, Africana Studies, Diaspora Studies and other sub-disciplines have become legitimate spaces of scholarly inquiry. However there are few public intellectual spaces that focus on black thought, are dedicated to the new multiplicity of black perspectives, or perspectives on race, that have emerged through these disciplines and engage with the new issues and concerns facing black communities worldwide. The Black Scholar is one of those spaces. Some featured articles include an, at the time, out of print essay by Frederick Douglass, an exclusive interview with James Baldwin, and an article by congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Each issue illuminates many aspects of Black life through poetry, artwork, advertisements, and scholarly journals. Magazines bear postage stickers on front or verso. Arguably "the most influential Black-oriented intellectual publication", overall in very good condition. (Inventory #: 21087)