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Created by:
Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969  Search this
Designed by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 28 × 17 3/4 in. (71.1 × 45.1 cm)
Type:
political posters
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place:
Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1971
Description:
A Young Lords Party poster. The poster has a black background with white text and a graphic of four purple automatic rifles. Across the top center of the poster, white text reads: [Young Lords Party]. Below the text, the four purple automatic rifles are pictured in a vertical stack. The rifles are oriented horizontally and each rifle has text, in white, across the forestock reading [Health] on the top rifle, [Food] on the second, [Housing] on the third, and [Education] on the bottom. The word [Struggle] is featured in gray text on the magazine of each rifle. In the top right corner of the poster is a logo for the Young Lords Party. The logo is a circle with the Puerto Rican flag in the background and an automatic rifle at center. The letters [YLP] are across the bottom of the logo. The back of the poster is blank.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Communities  Search this
Design  Search this
Education  Search this
Graphic design  Search this
Health  Search this
Housing  Search this
Identity  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number:
2018.35.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Young Lords Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54abfe8b9-a9e2-45a2-915c-f5e70dd6e151
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.35.3