San Francisco Good Times Countercultural Underground Newspaper Covering George Jackson's Death, 1971

Counterculture, Newspaper

Newspaper

Good Times, San Francisco: April 9, 1971. Volume IV No. 27. Bold cover image shows group of women partially colored by a red star. Larger image above them of woman in pith helmet, one hand on hip and the other extending a long barrel pistol with outstretched arm. Stories inside are advertised on front as, "George Jackson Murder, Alternative Schools, Mexican Mushrooms, Revolutionary Yoga." 16" x 11" inches. 26 pages. Back page a full spread photograph of George Jackson in red, the text below reading "George Jackson Sept 23, 1941 - Aug 21, 1971." The Good Times Newspaper Collective was the primary underground newspaper of San Francisco throughout the late sixties and early seventies, a hub for the anti-war movement, the trials of political prisoners like Angela Davis, political corruption in the city and shared community information. Its volunteer staff put out the paper until its last issue in 1972. Of the publication, one volunteer wrote "We had to fight for the right to sell our papers in the streets...We covered stories from the perspective of the participants, dodging clubs as we took notes. The lines were clear and we knew which side we were on." This issue covers the shooting death of George Jackson by prison guards at San Quentin where Jackson was being held. "He died revoluting against a society which had sentenced him to a life in prison for a $70 robbery committed when he was 19 years old. Seven of the 10 years were spent in solitary confinement." The issue also includes information for a women's anti-war march, an editorial giving advice about taking legal action against landlords and a piece about the health department's crackdown on non-certified raw milk. A comic called "Fox" follows its protagonist, the black activist "Dominique Fox" being framed for a bombing in this issue. Both news source and voice for radical activists, this issue of Good Times provides an incisive look at the wide ranging interests, opinions, concerns and stories circulating within the counterculture movement embodied by San Francisco in the 1960s and 70s. Light foxing along edge of front cover. Very good condition.

Item #18089

Price: $175.00