Chicago Seed Newspaper

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The Chicago Seed was an underground newspaper published biweekly in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1967[1] to 1974; there were 121 issues published in all. It was notable for its colorful psychedelic graphics and its eclectic, non-doctrinaire radical politics. Important events covered by Seed writers and artists were the trial of the Chicago Eight, Woodstock, and the murder of Fred Hampton.[2] At its peak, the Seedcirculated between 30,000 and 40,000 copies, with national distribution

The Chicago Seed was an underground newspaper published biweekly in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1967[1] to 1974; there were 121 issues published in all. It was notable for its colorful psychedelic graphics and its eclectic, non-doctrinaire radical politics. Important events covered by Seed writers and artists were the trial of the Chicago Eight, Woodstock, and the murder of Fred Hampton.[2] At its peak, the Seedcirculated between 30,000 and 40,000 copies, with national distribution