Created by:

American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001  Search this

Subject of:

William H. Booth, American, 1922 - 2006  Search this

Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990  Search this

Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017  Search this

Diahann Carroll, American, 1935 - 2019  Search this

Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014  Search this

Wilt Chamberlain, American, 1936 - 1999  Search this

Bill Cosby, American, born 1937  Search this

Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005  Search this

Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this

Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993  Search this

Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 - 1997  Search this

Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014  Search this

Brock Peters, American, 1927 - 2005  Search this

Richard Roundtree, American, born 1942  Search this

Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this

Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993  Search this

James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987  Search this

A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965  Search this

Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this

Rafer Lewis Johnson, American, 1934 - 2020  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

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

Type:

fliers (printed matter)

Place used:

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

Place depicted:

South Africa, Africa

Date:

1970s

Description:

This flyer solicits pledges to stand against South African apartheid. The top of the flyer reads: [we say no / to apartheid / We take this pledge: in solemn resolve to refuse any encouragement of, or indeed, any / professional association with the present Republic of South Africa, this until the day / when all its people shall equally enjoy the educational and cultural advantages of that / rich and beautiful land.] After listing celebrities that have taken the pledge [SAMMY DAVIS, JR. DIAHANN CARROLL WILT CHAMBERLAIN ...] large bolded text reads: [will you say no / to apartheid?]. The back of the flyer details the American Committee on Africa's activities and members. The top of the page reads: [AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Actors  Search this

Africa  Search this

Black power  Search this

International affairs  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:

2015.97.27.7

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Pan Africanism

Anti-apartheid movements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51acaddc6-ae3c-43f9-a931-74a6bb9c9082

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.27.7