[PW] Re: Searching for Article in the Periodical, New America

[Michael J. Lowrey]

On 7/7/06, Paul Burnam <pdburnam at owu.edu> wrote:
> Dear Project Wombat Colleagues:
>
> The chair of the History Department here at Ohio Wesleyan University is
> searching for an article in the New America (published by the Social
> Democrats, USA) about the Harlem Riot of 1964 and authored by Rachelle
> Horowitz.  Specifically, it describes Bayard Rustin's role in relation to
> the riot.  I have contacted some libraries with holdings of the  periodical
> that cover the 1960s and am waiting for replies.  If anyone on the list has
> this publication in their collection, can you please tell me if there is an
> index that includes the New America, or if not, offer suggestions on how I
> might pinpoint the issue containing the article?
>
> Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
>
> Paul Burnam, Public Services Librarian


Social Democrats U.S.A. didn't come into existence until December,
1972. In the 1960s, "New America" was the newspaper of the Socialist
Party of America. I don't remember what happened to it after the
three-way schism in the wake of the 1972 presidential election.

-- 
Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey
attended the last pre-schism YPSL convention