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Poster for African Liberation Day
Object Details
- Description
- The poster's background is split diagonally by two colors with the red taking up the upper left and right corners down toward the lower left corner and the yellow taking up the lower left and right corners extending up toward the upper right corner. In the center is a large green and black graphic of the continent of Africa. Within the center of Africa is a large fist. Above and to the left of the first is a quote ["THE CORE OF THE BLACK/REVOLUTION IS IN AFRICA"...!"]. Below the first is an additional quote ["SOUTH AFRICA, RHODESIA/AND ISRAEL: ENEMIES OF/AFRICA AND ALL MANKIND!"]. Along the top, in an arch is a large line of text with the letters "A," "L," and "D" emphasized [AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY]. Below this line is the date [SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1977]. To the left of the continent, below center, is additional information in black text [MARCH AND RALLY/MALCOM X/PARK 10/AM/WASHINGTON, D. C.]. Below the continent is the rally information, also in black text [2/ND/NATIONAL BLACK LEADERSHIP/SYMPOSIUM/MAY 27, 1977/CRAMPTON AUDITORIUM/Noon -10 P.M./HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASH, D.C.]. In the lower right corner is contact information for the rally [FOR FURTHER INFOMRATION CONTACT:/ALL-AFRICAN PEOPLES REVOLUNTIONARY/PARTY (A-APRP) P.O. BOX 3307/WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009 TEL (202)387-8996]. In the lower left corner is a small logo for the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party. The logo consists of two (2) concentric rings with an outline of the continent of Africa within the rings. Over the top of the continent is a large black, five-pointed star. Within the rings is text [ALL AFRICAN PEOPLES/REVOLUTIONARY PARTY]. Separating the two (2) lines of text within the logo are small, black, five-pointed stars.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine M. Bailey
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1977
- Object number
- 2013.200.3.1-3
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Attributed to
- All-African People's Revolutionary Party, founded 1958
- Owned by
- Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- posters
- Medium
- printing ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 13/16 × 11 1/16 in. (42.7 × 28.1 cm)
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Africa
- Associations and institutions
- Communication
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.200.3.1-3
- Usage
- CC0
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