Flier advertising a Conference on the Struggle Against Racism following Bakke: Museum Object and Cultural History

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This flier advertises a Conference on the Struggle Against Racism following the Bakke Decision. The flier is white with black text and features a line drawing illustration of protesters, some holding signs, including one reading [Racial Equality in Jobs and Education Now!!!]. The flier reads [Conference on the / Struggle Against / Racism / Where do we go / from Bakke? / Sat. May 6 / 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. / Joan of Arc Jr. High School 154 W 93rd Street / Guest Speaker: / Judge Bruce Wright]. The flier states the conference will be a [Review of the April 15th March on Washington to Overturn the Bakke Decision] and offers workshops on several topics including: [Racism in Education - SEEK Program, Open Admissions, Bi-Lingual Studies, etc. / Racism in Employment, soaring unemployment among Black & Latin Youth / Racism and community issues, Housing, Welfare, Daycare, etc. / Women and affirmative action]. The back of the flier is blank except for the year [1978] handwritten at the bottom in graphite.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1978
• Created by: National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision, American, founded 1978
• Subject of: Allan Bakke, American, born 1940
• Subject of: Judge Bruce McMarion Wright, American, 1918 - 2005
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Labor
• Topic: Law
• Topic: Multilingual communication
• Topic: Race discrimination
• Object number: 2015.97.27.144
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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