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Original 1974 issue (No. 27, May 27, 1974) of White Lightning, a Bronx, New York–published alternative newspaper documented in underground-press and activist-archive collections from the early 1970s.
White Lightning was produced from 109 East 184th Street, Bronx, NY, and circulated as part of the radical and community-based press addressing housing conditions, landlord abuse, drug programs, and working-class struggles in New York City.
This issue is headlined “Landlords & City Desert Arthur Ave Tenants,” and documents tenant conditions and organizing efforts on Arthur Avenue during a period of intense housing conflict and grassroots activism. The headline and issue number correspond to holdings identified in underground-press archives and finding aids.
Physical details:
Original newsprint newspaper
Issue No. 27, dated May 27, 1974
Bold White Lightning masthead
Coverage focused on Arthur Ave tenants and housing conditions
Retained in as-received condition
Fold lines and edge wear consistent with age and mailing
All visible text legible
Condition:
Typical age toning and fold wear for 1970s newsprint. No modern alterations or reprints.
This is an original contemporaneous document from New York’s 1970s alternative press, not a later reproduction or retrospective.
