72 GREAT SPECKLED BIRD HIPPIE NEWSPAPER ALLMAN BROS ABB

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THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD, September 11 1972, Volume 5 number 36, published weekly by Atlanta Cooperative News Project. This issue contains: Cuba, Nabisco strike, Mead Strike, Georgia Black Panthers, Georgia Power Project, review with photos of Allman Brothers/Wet Willie concert at Municipal Auditorium , record reviews, ads for local head shops and music venues. Newspaper is complete and unmarked, no pages cut up. Paper is toned with age and the vertical fold line is slightly fragile and may have a slight tear or two. Subcribers name stamped on cover. First issue of THE BIRD hit the streets In March of 1968 as the counter-culture, hippie, underground anti-establishment voice of Atlanta. The Liberal voice of the paper rattled the establishment and scared parents and led to legal hassles over obscenity and politics that caught the attention of the news media resulting in national news stories and a country-wide reputation for The Bird. The office of the paper at Piedmont Park was firebombed and destroyed on May 6, 1972 after the paper published an expose of the mayor of Atlanta. We ship with stiff cardboard to prevent damage in transit. We are happy to combine for shipping so please see all of our BIRD auctions. About Our Auctions Please email with any questions about the item or payment method- we will try to be as prompt as possible read more

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