Flier for Southern Africa: The Struggle for National Liberation conference: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flier advertises a conference entitled Southern Africa: The Struggle for National Liberation. The flier is white paper with black text. The flier reads: [SOUTHERN AFRICA: The Struggle for National Liberation / A Conference sponsored by / The Yale-New Haven Southern African Solidarity Committee / Yale University / April 9-10, 1976 / Friday, April 9, 7:30p.m. - 9:45p.m., Davies Auditorium (Prospect St. near Grove St.) / Saturday, April 10, 9:00a.m.-6:00p.m., Linsly Chittenden (Old Campus, Chapel & High St.)]. The back of the flier details the schedule of events of the conference and information about the presenters.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 9-10, 1976
• Created by: Yale- New Haven Southern Africa Solidarity Committee, American, founded 1976
• Subject of: South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960
• Subject of: South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960
• Subject of: United Nations, founded 1945
• Subject of: National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation, American, 1978 - 1990
• 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 Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Zimbabwe, Africa
• Place depicted: Angola, Central Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Namibia, Africa
• Place depicted: Guinea, West Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: South Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: Education
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.18
• 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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