1970 OLD MOLE Underground Newspaper Chicago 7 Verdict TDA Riots Black Panthers For Sale
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1970 OLD MOLE Underground Newspaper Chicago 7 Verdict TDA Riots Black Panthers: $69.30
For sale is a rare, original copy of the Old Mole (Issue #33), one of the most significant radical underground newspapers of the Vietnam War era. Based in Cambridge, MA, this issue serves as a primary source for the explosive political climate of early 1970.
Historic Content Highlights:
Chicago 7 Trial: Extensive Page 2 coverage of the sentencing and Judge Hoffman’s contempt charges, including a detailed table of "Sentences" for Hoffman, Kunstler, Weinglass, Hayden, Hoffman, and others.
TDA (The Day After) Coverage: Front-page and interior reporting on the "Rising Up Angry" protests and riots in Boston following the Chicago 7 verdict.
The Venceremos Brigade: A stunning red-and-white cover and interior photo-spread titled "Direct From Cuba," detailing Americans traveling to Cuba to cut sugar cane in defiance of the US travel ban.
Black Panthers: A significant article titled "Panthers ‘Conspire’" regarding the legal battles of the Black Panther Party.
Feminist History: Coverage of the "Women Invade WBCN" action where 30 women from the "Bread and Roses" collective took over the broadcast of the famous Boston rock station.
Campus Activism: Reports on the GE Strike, MIT trials, and the "BU Strike."
Cultural Content: Ads for the Aquarian Age Bookstore and the Orson Welles Cinema.
Condition:This is an authentic vintage newspaper. It shows expected age-toning and some edge wear/fraying consistent with its 50+ year age. The spine has some minor separation but remains intact. Please see photos for a detailed look at the condition of the edges and newsprint quality. See the photos.
"Old Mole" was a Cambridge-based underground paper, whose staff was comprised largely of current or former students with deep connections to Harvard University. Content leaned more towards the political than the psychedelic, and publication lasted two years before folding (1968-70); a successor publication, called The Mole, had a very short-lived existence between late 1970-early 1971. Old Mole is a fondly remembered and highly influential publication from the Boston Underground Press of the New Left, Hippie Era.
