Flyer about the Namibia Three and International Women's Day 1976: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises International Women's Day and a teach-in on the Namibia Three. The flyer is white with black text. The title of the flyer reads: [INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 1976 / THESE 3 WOMEN FACE DEATH / ANNA NGIHONDJWA / RAUNA NAMBIINGA / NAIMI NOMBOWO]. Large text in the center of the flyer reads [FREE THE SWAPO WOMEN MILITANTS / FREE THE NAMIBIA THREE / FREE ALL WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERS]. The back of the flyer is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1976
• Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
• Created by: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961
• Subject of: South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960
• Subject of: Anna Ngaihondjwa, Namibian
• Subject of: Rauna Namibinga, Namibian
• Subject of: Naimi Nombowo, Namibian
• Subject of: South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
• Subject of: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001
• 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: South Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Namibia, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2015.97.27.16
• 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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