Light My Fire

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Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

  Isla Vista, Riot On When students in Isla Vista, Cal. burned down a Bank of America branch in February, it became a symbol of the building revolutionary movement. But they didn’t stop there; a month later they torched the …

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East Detroit Gets It On!

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Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

The people of East Detroit are undergoing a fast and, in many ways, painful awakening process that is cutting through all levels of the community.

Detroit Seen

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Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

This newspaper has taken about enough bullshit from shopping centers and honk suburbs hassling our sales people. We are preparing a law suit that will give people the right to sell the Fifth Estate without pig interference. If at any …

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Untitled notice

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Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

The Fifth Estate is thinking about expanding operations, so we can get a better paper out to the people. We particularly want it to be more of a Motor City paper, talking about where this city is coming from and …

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Masthead

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Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

Staff Fifth Estate #109, July 9-22, 1970, Vol. 5, No. 5, page 2 Debby Brentz David Gaynes Carol George Mike John Keep on Truckin’ Co-op Resa Jannett Jim Kennedy Lee Ann Kennedy David Levison Julie Medvecky Nick Medvecky Harvey Ovshinsky …

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Go Jerry! Beat Army!

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Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

Jerry Brown, the anti-war GI who exposed the illegal physicals being given at Ft. Wayne, is back in Detroit. The question now is how long he’ll be around.

109, July 9-22, 1970

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Slingshot Organizer

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Fifth Estate # 417, Winter 2025

The Berkeley, Calif. Slingshot collective has published its 31st annual Organizer, a radical day planner that comes in three formats. The press run has been increased to 24,000 copies and the all-volunteer staff expects it to run out as it …

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Black & Red book offer

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Fifth Estate # 417, Winter 2025

Does your book club or reading group need challenging titles? Books with big ideas at 50% off when ordered in bulk. Black and Red – Detroit has published books and pamphlets with an anti-authoritarian perspective since 1968. Through the Fifth …

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Detroit Seen

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Fifth Estate # 108, June 25-July 8, 1970

Following the lead of the literary success of Jerry’s and Abbie’s books, Random House will bring out a collection of writings by imprisoned John Sinclair this fall. Tentative title: Street Writings; Prison Writings. Also, Marquette Prison officials are trying to …

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