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'''''The Southside Rag''''' was an alternative newspaper published in [[Birmingham]] in 1970. The '''Southside Rag Co.''' kept offices at 1408 [[9th Avenue South]] (now absorbed into the [[UAB Campus Green]].) | '''''The Southside Rag''''' was an alternative newspaper published in [[Birmingham]] in 1970. The '''Southside Rag Co.''', known informally as "the people on the Rag", kept offices at 1408 [[9th Avenue South]] (now absorbed into the [[UAB Campus Green]].) | ||
The first issue was | The first mimeographed issue was sold during a free concert at [[Avondale Park]] on [[July 19]], 1970. According to a letter published in [[The Great Speckled Bird]], "several really heavy things [depended] on the success of The Rag," including "the fate of a drug rehabilitation commune and... the success of several new freak-operated community shops selling locally produced stuff." | ||
The September 21 issue, with a cover designed by [[Ronnie Seitel]], was distributed for free. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* | * Yana (July 27, 1970) "[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.28037671 Dear Bird]" letter to the editor. ''The Great Speckled Bird'', Vol. 3, No. 30, p. 17 | ||
[[Category:Alternative newspapers]] | [[Category:Alternative newspapers]] | ||
[[Category:1970 establishments]] | [[Category:1970 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:9th Avenue South]] | [[Category:9th Avenue South]] | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 9 April 2024
The Southside Rag was an alternative newspaper published in Birmingham in 1970. The Southside Rag Co., known informally as "the people on the Rag", kept offices at 1408 9th Avenue South (now absorbed into the UAB Campus Green.)
The first mimeographed issue was sold during a free concert at Avondale Park on July 19, 1970. According to a letter published in The Great Speckled Bird, "several really heavy things [depended] on the success of The Rag," including "the fate of a drug rehabilitation commune and... the success of several new freak-operated community shops selling locally produced stuff."
The September 21 issue, with a cover designed by Ronnie Seitel, was distributed for free.
References
- Yana (July 27, 1970) "Dear Bird" letter to the editor. The Great Speckled Bird, Vol. 3, No. 30, p. 17