Revolt!, Vol. 1 No. 1

The Nat Turner Theater in New Orleans began publishing a literary magazine, Revolt!, in 1969. The magazine published poetry and drama, and contributors included Jac’lyn Early, Edd Johnson, James Tucker, Rosemary Bernard, and Sybil Kein. The theater, as well as its publication, focused on works that explored Black consciousness, and was one of a number of African American theater groups in the city during the 1960s, including Free Southern Theater, Dashiki Theater, and others. This publication is an example of the the type of “little magazine” – small run, self-produced publications often with a literary focus – that blended the Civil Rights Movement with the Black Arts Movement.