Flier advertising protest against Rhodesian imports: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flier advertises a protest against Rhodesian imports. The flier is white with black text and features an illustration of soldiers in the top right corner. The title reads: [Strike / A Blow / For African Freedom!] in bold letters. The title is followed by a paragraph of information about Rhodesian imports. Other bolded text on the flier reads: [Stop Rhodesian Imports] and [Revolutionary Student Brigade]. The date [1974] is handwritten in the bottom right corner. The back of the flier discusses the war in Zimbabwe, imperialism and the importance of student activism in several paragraphs divided by titles that read: [PEOPLE'S WAR IN ZIMBABWE], [IMPERIALSM - ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE], and [STUDENTS - AN IMPORTANT FORCE]. The bottom of the page features a drawing of the African continent that identifies several African countries. Text next to the drawing reads: [JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION / AGAINST THE "AFRICAN DAWN"].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Created by: Revolutionary Student Brigade, American, 1974 - 1980
• Subject of: General Motors Corporation, founded 1908
• Subject of: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, American, founded 1898
• Subject of: Union Carbide, American, founded 1917
• 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
• Place depicted: Zimbabwe, Africa
• Place depicted: South Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Cabinda, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Mozambique, Africa
• Place depicted: Namibia, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.68
• 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: Public domain Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.