Freedom's Banner
1912 - 1914
Introduction
Freedom's Banner was a weekly Socialist newspaper published in Iola, Kansas. It was launched in 1912 as the Iola Co-Operator, the official organ of the Socialist Party of Allen County, Kansas. In August 1913 it changed its name to Freedom's Banner with the intention of becoming a national Socialist paper.
Freedom's Banner covered international, national and local news, with attention to the development of the Socialist movement (including a remarkable article discussing a letter it received in 1913 from a Chilean Socialist, Luis E. Recabarren, who, 6 years later, would go on to help found the Communist Party of Chile). It carried articles from national Socialist Party leaders including Eugene V. Debs, John M. Work, J. Louis Engdahl, Morris Hillquit, A. M. Simons, Kate Richards O'Hare, Ella Reeve Bloor, and Ludwig Katterfeld. Freedom's Banner also provided space for organizational reports from state Socialist Parties around the region, including ones from Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, and even Louisiana. It ceased publication in 1914.
1912
Volume 1, Number 18, May 11, 1912
Volume 1, Number 20, May 25, 1912
Volume 1, Number 21, June 1, 1912
Volume 1, Number 22, June 8, 1912
Volume 1, Number 23, June 15, 1912
Volume 1, Number 24, June 22, 1912
Volume 1, Number 25, June 29, 1912
Volume 1, Number 27, July 18, 1912
1913
Volume 2, Number 67, April 19, 1913
Volume 2, Number 69, May 3, 1913
Volume 2, Number 70, May 10, 1913
Volume 2, Number 71, May 17, 1913
Volume 2, Number 72, May 24, 1913
Volume 2, Number 73, May 31, 1913
Volume 2, Number 74, June 7, 1913
Volume 2, Number 75, June 14, 1913
Volume 2, Number 76, June 21, 1913
Volume 2, Number 77, June 28, 1913
Volume 2, Number 79, July 5, 1913
Volume 2, Number 79, July 12, 1913
Volume 2, Number 81, July 26, 1913
Volume 2, Number 83, August 9, 1913
Volume 2, Number 84, August 16, 1913
Volume 2, Number 85, August 23, 1913
Volume 2, Number 86, August 30, 1913
Volume 2, Number 87, September 6, 1913
Volume 2, Number 88, September 13, 1913
Volume 2, Number 89, September 20, 1913
Volume 2, Number 90, September 27, 1913
Volume 2, Number 91, October 4, 1913
Volume 2, Number 92, October 11, 1913
Volume 2, Number 93, October 18, 1913
Volume 2, Number 94, October 25, 1913
Volume 2, Number 95, November 1, 1913
Volume 2, Number 96, November 8, 1913
Volume 2, Number 97, November 15, 1913
Volume 2, Number 98, November 22, 1913
Volume 2, Number 99, November 29, 1913
Volume 2, Number 100, December 6, 1913
Volume 2, Number 101, December 13, 1913
Volume 2, Number 102, December 20, 1913
Volume 2, Number 103, December 27, 1913
1914
Volume 2, Number 104, January 3, 1914
Volume 2, Number 105, January 10, 1914
Volume 3, Number 106, January 17, 1914
Volume 3, Number 107, January 24, 1914
Volume 3, Number 108, January 31, 1914
Volume 3, Number 109, February 6, 1914
Volume 3, Number 110, February 14, 1914
Volume 3, Number 111, February 21, 1914
Volume 3, Number 112, February 28, 1914
Volume 3, Number 113, March 7, 1914
Volume 3, Number 114, March 14, 1914
Volume 3, Number 115, March 21, 1914
Volume 3, Number 116, March 28, 1914
Volume 3, Number 117, April 4, 1914
Volume 3, Number 118, April 11, 1914
Volume 3, Number 119, April 18, 1914
Volume 3, Number 120, April 25, 1914
Volume 3, Number 121, May 2, 1914
Volume 3, Number 122, May 9, 1914
Volume 3, Number 123, May 16, 1914
Volume 3, Number 124, May 23, 1914
Volume 3, Number 125, May 30, 1914
Volume 3, Number 126, June 6, 1914
Volume 3, Number 127, June 13, 1914
Volume 3, Number 129, June 27, 1914
Volume 3, Number 131, July 11, 1914
Volume 3, Number 132, July 18, 1914
Volume 3, Number 133, July 25, 1914
Volume 3, Number 134, August 1, 1914
Volume 3, Number 135, August 8, 1914
Volume 3, Number 136, August 15, 1914
Volume 3, Number 138, August 29, 1914
Volume 3, Number 138, September 5, 1914
Volume 3, Number 139, September 12, 1914
Volume 3, Number 140, September 19, 1914
Volume 3, Number 141, September 26, 1914
Volume 3, Number 142, October 3, 1914
Volume 3, Number 143, October 10, 1914
Volume 3, Number 144, October 17, 1914
Volume 3, Number 145, October 24, 1914
Volume 3, Number 146, October 31, 1914
Volume 3, Number 147, November 7, 1914
Volume 3, Number 148, November 14, 1914
Volume 3, Number 149, November 21, 1914