THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 30, 1967

• Central Park be-in - "Summer of Love" beginning
• Hippies - counterculture - Easter Sunday love

The front page has a heading: "Central Park Rite Is Medieval Pageant" with lead-in: "Be-In, Be-in, Being" with 3 related photos. Three full page pictorials inside. (see images)
Background: The March 1967 Central Park Be-In, held on Easter Sunday, was a monumental East Coast milestone for the 1960s counterculture movement, drawing over 10,000 hippies, activists, and spectators to Sheep Meadow in a joyous, festival-like celebration of peace and the unofficial password "love." Blending spiritual and artistic expression guided by figures like poet Allen Ginsberg, the gathering served as a powerful vehicle for anti-establishment sentiment, featuring Vietnam War protests, draft-card burnings, and rejections of societal conformity. By translating San Francisco's underground counterculture into a massive mainstream phenomenon, the event firmly established Central Park as a central stage for youth activism and cultural rebellion.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City.
Complete with 48 pages, tabloid-size, nice condition.

Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.

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