Flyer Advertising an African Dance and Show: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises an African dance and show organized by the Africa Students Social Club. The flyer is white with black text. [AFRICA STUDENTS SOCIAL CLUB / PRESENTS / AUTHENTIC AFRICAN DANCE AND SHOW / AT / HOTEL DIPLOMAT (ROOF TERRACE) / 108 WEST 43RD STREET / SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1969 / 9 P.M. - 3.A.M. / Music: "African Dashikis Band / Featuring Great Musicians From Africa / RESERVATION - $2.00 AT THE DOOR - - $3.50 / For Tickets and Information Please Call: / Nana Akwasi Talaji: 633-8455 / Atta Prempeh: 875-1962 / Yaw Baafi: 493-1183 / COME ONE - COME ALL]. The back of the flyer is blank except for a blue stamp that reads, [JUL 1969].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 1969
• Created by: Africa Students Social Club, American, founded 1969
• 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: Africa
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Music
• Object number: 2015.97.27.154
• 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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