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Liberated Guardian - Vol.1, No.18 (February 25, 1971)

New York: Liberated Guardian Worker's Collective, 1971. First Edition. Tabloid (43.5cm); illustrated newsprint wrappers; 24pp; illus. Mild toning to wrappers, with a few faint, tiny stains; Near Fine, unfolded and without postal markings.

Well-preserved issue of this left-wing publication founded in the Spring of 1970, when a group of Guardian workers who went on strike and decided to start a new, collectively-run newspaper. There were allegations of sexism and exploitation, as well as strong political differences between the the offended faction and the mother publication. Guardian offices were seized in the dispute, and the front page of the premiere issue (the "Liberation Issue") features a large photograph of the staff standing in the fire escapes waving clenched fists. Liberated Guardian took a strong, armed-struggle line, as evidenced by the variety of domestic and international causes it supported and covered: Black Panthers, the Castro regime, struggles in Indo-China, North Africa, and the Chinese cultural revolution, et al. As with many UPS papers from the period, publication was irregular due to disputes, infighting, and ideological differences; publication ceased in 1973 due to a second split.

Price: $40.00

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