Flyer advertising demonstration in support of liberating Southern Africa: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises a demonstration supporting liberation movements in Southern Africa. The flyer is yellow with black text and features a drawing of three arms holding rifles. The flyer reads: [REVOLUTION SPREADING TO LIBERATE ALL SOUTHERN AFRICA! / DEMONSTRATE / WITH THE COMMUNIST CADRE / SATURDAY, MARCH 27 2-4 / TIMES SQUARE (42 ST. & 7th AVE.) / TO HELP / DEFEND LIBERATED / MOZAMBIQUE / UP with / ZIMBABWE / DOWN with / RHODESIA ! / BRING THE / GLOBAL CLASS WAR HOME! / FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: / CINFUEGOS, BOX 94 / 215 A 2nd AVE. NYC 10003 / OR CALL 924-5451]. The back of the flyer is blank except for text written in the bottom right corner that reads [3-27- / 1976].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: March 1976
• Created by: Communist Cadre, American
• 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: Mozambique, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.44
• 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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