Created by:

Committee to Stop the US-South Africa Alliance, American  Search this

Subject of:

African National Congress, South African, founded 1912  Search this

United States Congress, American, founded 1789  Search this

President Jimmy Carter, American, born 1924  Search this

United Nations, founded 1945  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type:

fliers (printed matter)

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

South Africa, Africa

Date:

February 23, 1978

Description:

This flyer urges readers to contact their congressional representatives to demand the United States stop trade with South Africa. The flyer is yellow with black text. The top of the flyer reads: [U.S. ARMS SOUTH AFRICAN / BOSSES AGAINST OUR / FELLOW BLACK WORKERS] in block letters. Near the bottom of the page, the flyer reads: [LET'S AID THE STRUGGLE OF / OUR FELLOW BLACK WORKERS / IN SOUTH AFRICA] in block letters. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left that reads: [Feb 23 1978].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Africa  Search this

Black power  Search this

International affairs  Search this

Politics  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.97.27.13

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Pan Africanism

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f00a662-51bf-4aee-aec3-fb12b3c803c8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.27.13