The Drum, Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1978
Amherst: Drum, 1978. A single issue of this long-running, irregularly published black literary magazine published by students UMass-Amherst from 1969-1988. Content for this issue includes fiction by Jenée Gaskin, interviews with Dr. Carol Carter on sexism, playwright Larry Neal on aesthetics and culture. Dr. Femi Richards on design, pianist Oscar Peterson, and sculptress Valerie Maynard, poetry, color plates of black art and photography, sections on black dance and music, and a profile of Asian-American activists Liz Young and Kenny Chin who were arrested for their alleged plot to assassinate Emperor Hirohito.
Stapled wrappers with a cover illustration by John Kendrick and back cover illustration by Frank Thornton, 96 p., illus. A near fine copy. Item #11319
Price: $95.00