Various (Bryan, John (Editor); Love, John et al.)

The Open City Press Vol. 1 No. 13 (March 3-9, 1965)

San Francisco, CA: Open City Press, 1965. First Edition. Folded Sheets. “John Love showed me the scars burned on the back of his arm by an electric cattle prodder. “You don’t ever know how you’re going to react when they beat you,” he said. “I don’t want to hit back…yet I never know what I’ll do until the time comes.” Love, despite his name, did not look with benevolence upon Sheriff Jim Clark and the bigot corps of Selma, Alabama. They had left more than physical scars upon him and his moral predicament…the growth of an anger which makes non-violence more and more difficult was typical of the changing emotional climate so much in evidence today all along the civil rights battlefront…”--John Bryan, “A Man Named Love Faces Alabama Hate,” pg. 1. Founded in 1964 in San Francisco by John Bryan (1934-2007), Open City Press was a small press newspaper that covered radical politics, local news & the underground literature of the time and was the forerunner to other underground papers like the Berkeley Barb. This particular issue, Open City Press Vol. 1, No. 13, features: the above quoted “A Man Named Love Faces Alabama Hate,” a piece detailing the struggles of a man named John Love in the ongoing battle for civil rights by founder & editor John Bryan; “Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk, An Improbable Town,” a critical piece about New York and its socio-economic & political milieu by James Sinzer; “Actor’s Workshop Ends With Two Minor Plays,” a piece that covers the end of the San Francisco Actor’s Workshop as embodied in their final two plays by the ever mysterious Ozymandias; “Jazzville” covering not only the local SF jazz scene, but also reviewing new jazz records, and shows by Sam Ridge; and “A Poor Theatrical Foundation” a piece that explores the history and downfall of the SF Actor’s Workshop by Peter Edler–among many other great contributors and contributions. Newspaper-format folded sheets. First & only printing. In relatively good-near fine condition with moderate wear to fine edges, a few small tears near fold crease, slight tearing at pages throughout, and heavy discoloration due to age-toning throughout. Good-Near Fine. [Item #9461]

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