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Columbus Free Press Collection Audiovisual Series
Description: Photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press ca. 1972 at the Columbus American Indian Center, located at 1525 S. High St. in Columbus, Ohio. The women pictured are Carol Walker (right), Gale Lochlear (center) and Brenda Aldenderfer (left). They are of Sioux and Cherokee heritage. On the table are containers of beads used to teach traditional beading. The Columbus American Indian Center, now the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio (NAICCO), was founded in 1975 by Selma Sully-Walker of the Dakota Tribe. Sully-Walker's photograph can be seen framed on the table. 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: AL05847
Subjects: American Indian women; Cultural heritage; American Indian history and society;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)