The Great Speckled Bird May 28, 1973 • Jane Fonda on POWs • Howard Moore & Metro Desegregation • African Liberation Day • Atlanta Undergroun

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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