Item #6112 Helix Vol. III No. 2. February 2, 1968. Article by James Baldwin on Stokely Carmichael; Article on KRAB FM Radio. JOURNALISM - Underground Press - Seattle, Paul DORPAT, Walt Crowley John Cunnick, James Baldwin.
Helix Vol. III No. 2. February 2, 1968. Article by James Baldwin on Stokely Carmichael; Article on KRAB FM Radio
Helix Vol. III No. 2. February 2, 1968. Article by James Baldwin on Stokely Carmichael; Article on KRAB FM Radio
Helix Vol. III No. 2. February 2, 1968. Article by James Baldwin on Stokely Carmichael; Article on KRAB FM Radio

Helix Vol. III No. 2. February 2, 1968. Article by James Baldwin on Stokely Carmichael; Article on KRAB FM Radio

Seattle: Helix, 1968. William Ward Walt Crowley. First Printing. Tabloid Newspaper. Tabloid printed on newsprint measuring 11.25 x 17.5 inches. Pp. 24. Front and rear covers printed in color. Some slight rubbing; withal, a bright copy. Near Fine. Item #6112

An early issue of the Seattle underground bi-weekly (that transitioned to a weekly in September 1969) with articles on cops going berserk in San Francisco, replete with photograph showing a "phalanx of fuzz," with strong words for Mayor Alioto, and generous column inches by James Baldwin on Stokely Carmichael (From Dreams of Love to Dreams of Terror"). The wrap-around split-fountain color cover illustration of Che Guevara is by William Ward.

In late spring 1967, Helix joined a burgeoning underground press then including groundbreaking alternative papers the East Village Other, the Los Angeles Free Press, the Fifth Estate and the Berkeley Barb. Founded by Paul Sawyer, Paul Dorpat and Lorenzo Milam, it sprang from their intellectual fervor at the Free University, an alternative thinktank they also founded. Eventually star-illustrator Walt Crowley assumed editorship.

A pebble in the shoe of Seattle establishment, the "hip rag" brought attention to civic injustice by rallying its youthful readership to activism. The apogee of that effort followed the 1970 killing of students at Kent State: over the course of May 5-8, Helix organized protests that blocked US Interstate 5 while marching between the University District and rallies at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. [FOR VOLS. I - III:] Early issues are increasingly scarce. This issue is housed in a removable, clear sleeve with an acid-free backing.

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