Communist Candidate Speaks on Black Liberation: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pamphlet made of red and black text on yellowed paper. The pamphlet is a trifold. The front features a photograph of Charlene Mitchell, a Communist Party candidate for President. The interior contains additional photographs and text. The back of features of a photograph of Mitchell and her Vice-Presidential candidate Michael Zagarell as well as a tear-away section for readers to learn more information about the candidates.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Published by: Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
• Written by: Charlene Mitchell, American, born 1930
• Subject of: Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 7/16 x 3 11/16 in. (21.5 x 9.3 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2010.55.41
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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