{"id":3261,"date":"2023-05-03T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lib-collections\/?page_id=3261"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:37:14","slug":"kaleidoscope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lib-collections\/kaleidoscope\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaleidoscope, 1967-1971"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Kaleidoscope, 1967-1971<\/h1><\/header><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class='uwm-file-php'>\n    <script>\n        function changeActionURL( e ) {\n            e.preventDefault();\n            const actionSrc = 'https:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/digital\/collection\/kal\/search\/searchterm\/' + document.getElementsByName(\"CISOBOX1\")[0].value;\n            window.location.href = actionSrc;\n        }\n    <\/script>\n    \n    <form\n        id=\"collection-search\"\n        method=\"get\"\n        action=\"https:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/digital\/collection\/kal\/search\/searchterm\/\"\n        role=\"search\"\n        class=\"search-form uwm-c-form uwm-u-mb-20\"\n        onsubmit=\"changeActionURL( event )\"\n    >\n        <label for=\"sd-search-field\" class=\"uwm-u-mb-0\">\n            <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search<\/span>\n            <input type=\"text\" name=\"CISOBOX1\" id=\"searchterm\" class=\"collection-search-input\" placeholder=\"Search this collection...\">\n        <\/label>\n\n        <button type=\"submit\" class=\"search-submit uwm-c-button\">\n            <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search<\/span>\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"217\" height=\"222\" viewBox=\"0 0 217 222\" class=\"svg-icon\">\n                <path fill=\"\" d=\"M210.1,198.15c0,4.2-1.5,7.9-4.6,10.9c-3.1,3.1-6.7,4.6-10.9,4.6c-4.4,0-8-1.5-10.9-4.6l-41.7-41.6 c-14.5,10.1-30.7,15.1-48.5,15.1c-11.6,0-22.7-2.2-33.3-6.7s-19.7-10.6-27.4-18.2c-7.7-7.7-13.7-16.8-18.2-27.4s-6.7-21.7-6.7-33.3 s2.2-22.7,6.7-33.3s10.6-19.7,18.2-27.4c7.7-7.7,16.8-13.7,27.4-18.2c10.6-4.5,21.7-6.7,33.3-6.7s22.7,2.2,33.3,6.7 s19.7,10.6,27.4,18.2c7.7,7.7,13.7,16.8,18.2,27.4c4.5,10.6,6.7,21.7,6.7,33.3c0,17.8-5,34-15.1,48.5l41.7,41.7 C208.6,190.25,210.1,193.85,210.1,198.15z M131.9,135.45c10.7-10.7,16-23.5,16-38.5s-5.3-27.8-16-38.5s-23.5-16-38.5-16 s-27.8,5.3-38.5,16s-16,23.5-16,38.5s5.3,27.8,16,38.5c10.7,10.7,23.5,16,38.5,16S121.2,146.15,131.9,135.45z\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/form>\n\n    <p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--external uwm-u-my-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/digital\/collection\/kal\/search\/searchterm\/\"><strong>Browse this collection<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice uwm-p-notice--info\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info fa-fw\"><\/i><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--content\"><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--title\">This page has been archived and is not updated<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--message\">If you need assistance with this page, please use this form to make a request: <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/digital-collections\/digital-collections-request-for-accessible-web-content-form\/\">https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/digital-collections\/digital-collections-request-for-accessible-web-content-form\/<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Kaleidoscope was an underground newspaper published in Milwaukee from October 6, 1967 to November 11, 1971, and covered issues from an alternative and radical-liberal perspective, addressing American politics, police actions, civil rights, gender issues, sexuality, activist activities, and contemporary art, music, and literature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Kaleidoscope was an underground newspaper founded by editor John Kois, radio disk jockey Bob Reitman, and designer and musician John Sahli. It was published in Milwaukee from October 6, 1967 to November 11, 1971 with a total of 105 biweekly issues. From an alternative and radical-liberal perspective, Kaleidoscope addressed and critiqued the social, political, and cultural issues of its day, including American politics, police actions, civil rights, gender issues, sexuality, activist activities, and contemporary art, music, and literature. Attempts to censor the publication were a challenge from the very first issue, and one case, Kois v. Wisconsin, even went to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1972 (after the newspaper had folded). Earlier, editor and publisher John Kois had been convicted of obscenity, but the Court ruled in the newspaper\u2019s favor stating that the publication of two photos and a poem entitled \u201cSex Poem\u201d in an article about censorship did not constitute obscenity. In a concurring statement Justice William O. Douglas wrote that \u201cthe vague umbrella of obscenity laws was used in an attempt to run a radical newspaper out of business . . . . If obscenity laws continue in this uneven and uncertain enforcement, then the vehicle has been found for the suppression of any unpopular tract.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A complete run of Kaleidoscope was donated to Special Collections in 2014 by Gordon Simons, co-owner of the Avant Garde Coffeehouse, a local landmark and center of the folk\/blues revival in Wisconsin from 1962-1968. This project was made possible through the efforts of the transdisciplinary Avant Garde Project, an initiative of the 51ÁÔÆæ Finger-Style Guitar Program. Digitization of the Kaleidoscope was supported by the Polly and Stanley Stone fund, which is overseen by the Chipstone Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire digital collection of Kaleidoscope is keyword searchable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Browse by volume<\/div><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/1\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/1\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\">Volume 1<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/2\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/1\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\">Volume <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;color: initial\">2<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/3\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/1\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\">Volume <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;color: initial\">3<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/5\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.lib.uwm.edu\/cdm\/search\/collection\/kal\/searchterm\/5\/field\/volume\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/order\/date\">Volume 5<\/a>\u00a0(there was no Volume 4) <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md\">Please be advised that this digital version of Kaleidoscope may contain images, language, and themes that may be offensive to some viewers. 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