Flyer advertising Health in Zimbabwe program: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises a Health in Zimbabwe program in New York City. The flyer is white with black text and features a photograph of malnourished people in the top right corner. The title is typed next to the photograph and reads: [HEALTH IN / ZIMBABWE / (RHODESHIA) / LIBERATION / STRUGGLE]. In the center of the page, is information that DR. H. Ushewokunze, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) Health Secretary will be speaking on the ZANU health system and a new film on Zimbabwean refugees will be screened. The location and date information are typed at the bottom: [Celebrate the 12th Anniversary of CHIMURENGA / SPONSORS: ZANU Solidarity Committee, Medical Committee for Human Rights / ENDORSERS: Fightback-Harlem, Guardian, Black American Law Students Association]. The back of the flyer is blank except for handwritten text in the bottom left corner that reads: [1978].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 5, 1978
• Created by: ZANU Solidarity Committee, American
• Created by: Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
• Subject of: Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
• Subject of: Herbert Ushewokunze, Zimbabwean
• 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
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Health
• Topic: International affairs
• Object number: 2015.97.27.50
• 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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