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Columbus Free Press Collection Audiovisual Series
Description: Photograph of Ken Irwin, a leader in the American Indian Movement and Ohio Indian Movement, taken for the Columbus Free Press, ca. 1980-1995. Irwin was born February 16, 1948, and served as executive director of the Ohio Indian Movement and the Ohio Council of Native American Burial Rights. He was also involved with the Columbus American Indian Center, now the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio (NAICCO). He passed away November 11, 2014. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05849
Subjects: American Indian history and society; Cultural heritage; American Indian Movement (AIM); Activists;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)