Nationalisme

Original Wraps. 4to. [18] pages. 28 cm. First edition. Winter 1969 issue. Literary magazine of the students at I. S. 55 Ocean Hill (Brownsville Intermediate School) , with support from the principal and various teachers. Profusely illustrated compilation of student drawings and poetry. The magazine, named for the Swahili word for unity or togetherness, contains several poems about healing and black power, while many also express a profound desolation over poverty and social alienation. An important example of the impact of community control on the school system in Brownsville which partly resulted in the city wide teachers strikes of 1968. Includes 5 pages of laid in handwritten notes containing day to day impressions from a (teacher?) on the strikes, the massive drop in student enrollment, and many other incidents; one of the notes is dated April 28, 1969. Many appear to be unfinished letters addressed to an unknown recipient. Subjects: Umoja – intermediate school – literary magazine. Rare. None listed on OCLC. Light ageing to edges of wraps, overall very clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (SPEC-40-27)