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Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010  Search this
Medium:
paper, ink
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)
Type:
fliers (printed matter)
Place depicted:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Description:
White flyer with black text covering the whole of the front and back. Text is a combination of typed text and handwritten text. On the front, in the middle third on the left, are two (2) black and white images. The top image is of wounded and dead soldiers on the ground near buildings. The lower image is of police officers standing over bodies lying on the ground surrounded by smoke. At the top third is handwritten text [ON FRIDAY APRIL 26 THOUSANDS OF BLACK STUDENTS IN/EVERY PART OFHTE U.S. AND THROUGHOUT THE THIRD WORLD/WILL STAY OUT OF CLASSES IN A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR/AND THE RACIST DRAFT]. On the back in the upper half is large handwritten text [WASHINGTON'S BLACK/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE WAR/FRIDAY 26TH/THOUSANDS OF D.C. BLACK/STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE].
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Politics  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.201.11.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Exhibition:
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d26924b8-d61a-4130-a1cb-1532891004b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.201.11.1-.2