Broadside No. 48: Two Poems: Black Rebel / Poem: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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 the hole (Indiana State Prison). Thought you might like it." The body of the poem appears below the quote. On the right side of the page is the second poem. It is titled "Poem" and written by a person identified as "Stephany." The two poems were published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 48. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1971
• Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965
• Written by: Robert Keeby
• Edited by: Etheridge Knight, American, 1931 - 1991
• Type: poems
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
• Place printed: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Literature
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Poetry
• Topic: Prisons
• Object number: 2013.154.18
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Broadside Press 1971 Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.