Africa News Vol. VI Number 19: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This edition of Africa News discusses Henry Kissinger's policies, Ethiopia, and South African and Rhodesian responses to activism. The publication is square shaped and is printed on brown paper with black text. The title reads [Africa News / A WEEKLY DIGEST OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS]. The back of the paper has the continuation of a story and publication information.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 10,1976
• Published by: African News Inc., American
• Subject of: Henry Alfred Kissinger, German American, born 1923
• Type: newspapers
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 × 7 in. (21.6 × 17.8 cm)
• Place made: Durham, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: South Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Ethiopia, Africa
• Place depicted: Zimbabwe, Africa
• Place depicted: Somalia, Africa
• Place depicted: Djibouti, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Colonialism
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Journalism
• Object number: 2015.97.27.25
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Africa News Service, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.