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THE BLACK SCHOLAR
PRISONERS
FUND

[[image - drawing of a black face behind prison bars]]

The Black Scholar Prisoners' Fund was formed by The Black World Foundation in April 1971 in response to the growing requests of black prisoners for The Black Scholar and other related cultural materials.

There is a renaissance of black cultural and political consciousness within prison walls, a profound need for meaningful literature, for outside contact to relieve the grim isolation of cold steel and concrete. And, there are the rich cultural and creative resources of black prisoners to be unlocked, developed and fulfilled.

Since its beginning, The Black Scholar Prisoners' Fund has provided over 600 prisoners throughout the United States with subscriptions to The Black Scholar and it maintains correspondence with nearly 1000 black prisoners. The following is a sample of prisoners' responses:

I have read some few black publications, but I cannot recall any that have made the gesture toward the black prisoner as your publication has. It is to this Black Scholar Prisoner's Fund that I now address myself. I would be ever so grateful to be in receipt of a subscription from that Fund as I am a black prisoner who is without the necessary funds to pay for the subscription. If it would entail my having to accept the back-dated publications, Brother, even that would be a blessing to me.

Edward R. Truesdale #1436
Box 700
Jessup, Maryland 20794

I am writing this letter to acknowledge receipt of your donation from The Black Scholar Prisoners' Fund, which has enabled myself and others to have access to this remarkable journal. I also want to thank the staff of The Black Scholar personally for their dedicated and continued effort in insuring its success and for making it possible for me to receive the journal each month.

Arthur Dorsey #28369
Illinois State Penitentiary
Pontiac, Ill.

I want to thank the people of the outside world for The Black Scholar Prisoners' Fund to help the brothers and sisters out of your world; prison is a world of its own. I also want to thank the staff of The Black Scholar personally for making it possible for me to receive the journal every month. I say from my prison cell: Right On! to The Black Scholar.

Howard Brown #33081
P.O. Box 1000
Lewisburg, Pa. 17837

The Black Scholar Prisoner's Fund is supported by donations from the outside community. Any person on the outside may buy a subscription to The Black Scholar for a prisoner or make a contribution for the purchase of books, which are in heavy demand. The Black Scholar Prisoners' Fund places the subscription with one of the black poisoners who has requested it; the donor is then given the name and address of the prisoner who received his grant. Contributions may be mailed to The Black Scholar Prisoners' Fund, Box 908, Sausalito, CA. 94965