1969 The Seed, Vol. 4, No. 10
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The Seed, Vol. 4 No. 10. with cover image featuring prominent revolutionaries Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh, Fred Hampton, Che Guevara, John Coltrane et al. shown above a field of young protestors. With contributions from Allen Ginsberg, Eldridge Cleaver, Skip Williamson et al.
The Chicago Seed was an underground newspaper that operated between 1967 and 1974 in Chicago. It was part of the countercultural press and focused on issues related to the anti-Vietnam War movement, civil rights, environmentalism, and the broader hippie and radical left movements.
The Seed was first published from the offices of the Community News Service, located at 950 West Wrightwood Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. As the paper grew in popularity, it moved to a few different locations, including spaces in Old Town and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, both of which were hubs for Chicago's counterculture during the 1960s and early 1970s.
These neighborhoods were home to activists, artists, and other members of the city's youth and political movements, making them a natural base for the underground newspaper's operations.
The paper featured a mix of political articles, artwork, and alternative culture content, often with a psychedelic aesthetic, reflecting the anti-establishment sentiments of the time. It was among the most important publications in the 1960s underground press movement, challenging mainstream media narratives and promoting progressive social change.
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