Flyer advertising a clothing drive for Zimbabwean liberation: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises a clothing drive for Zimbabwean liberation. The flyer contains several paragraphs of text and features an illustration of African men and women raising their fists. The title reads: [SUPPORT AFRICAN LIBERATION!]. The back of the flyer contains more text and features an illustration of the African continent. The bottom of the flyer reads: [PAMBERI NE CHIMURENGA! / (ZANU's slogan FORWARD WITH THE REVOLUTION!)]. Above the slogan, handwritten text reads: [243 9336 / weds nites 7-10 PM].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1960-1977
• Created by: Chelsea Women's Health Team, American, ca. 1977 - 1980s
• Subject of: Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
• Subject of: Zimbabwe African People's Union, Zimbabwean, founded 1961
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Zimbabwe, Africa
• Place depicted: Viet Nam, Asia
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: Humanitarianism
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1953-1961
• Object number: 2015.97.27.45
• 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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