Rat (newspaper)
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Rat Subterranean News, New York's second major underground newspaper, was created in March 1968, primarily by editor Jeff Shero, Alice Embree and Gary Thiher, who moved up from Austin, Texas, where th
Cover of a circa 1968 issue
Article on the Fifth Street Women's Building Takeover in Rat #18
Underground Press Syndicate
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The Underground Press Syndicate, later known as the Alternative Press Syndicate, was a network of countercultural newspapers and magazines that operated from 1966 into the late 1970s. As it evolved, t
Rat (newspaper)
…York Women's House of Detention after she was arrested for involvement in the bombings. Like most underground papers, Rat shared articles through the Underground Press Syndicate, allowing regular coverage of distant events like the Native American takeover of Alcatraz Island — and of course, looming over everything, the Vietnam…
First gathering of member papers, the Underground Press Syndicate, Stinson Beach, CA, March 1967.