Correspondence, 1967,1975.

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Correspondence, 1967,1975.

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Correspondence, includes handwritten letters from Randall to R. Buckeye, March 29, 1967 (3 p.), about the publication of the first book by Broadside Press; to Bill Miles, Clarke Historical Library Librarian at Central Michigan University (CMU), Nov. 18, 1975, concerning an exhibit celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Broadside Press; and a typed letter from Miles to Randall about the opening of the exhibit on the Broadside Press.

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Clarke Historical Library

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Randall, Dudley, 1914-2000

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Randall (1914-2000) created the Broadside Press in 1965 in Detroit (Mich.). He ran the press out of his home on limited funds, managing to publish the major African-American poetry of the period. Randall supported himself as a librarian at the University of Detroit. He put all profits back into the press. In 1978, Black Enterprise magazine called Randall "The father of the black poetry movement." He sold the press in 1985. Randall died in Aug. 2000. The Clarke Historical Library has a large coll...

Central Michigan university

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The Broadside Press is one of America's oldest African American-owned presses, having published more that 200 poets and writers in broadsides, individual collections, anthologies, phonograph records, and videotapes. In 1985 ownership of the Broadside Press was acquired by Don and Hilda Vest, and restructured as a non-profit organization. Hilda Vest served as editor/publisher, using her skills as an educator in the Detroit Public School System, while and Don Vest, formerly a corporate recruiter, ...