Flyer advertising television program about liberation in Namibia: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises a television program about liberation in Namibia featuring an interview with Sam Nujoma. The flyer is white and features a photograph of Sam Nujoma. All text is centered on the page and reads: [NAMIBIA / FOCUS ON A LIBERATION STRUGGLE / Sunday, Dec. 21st, 12:30pm / LIKE IT IS/WABC-TV / Featuring An Exclusive Interview With / SWAPO President Sam Nujoma / A Program Produced by Elombe Brath]. The back of the flyer is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Created by: Elombe Brath, American, 1936 - 2014
• Subject of: Sam Nujoma, Namibian, born 1929
• Subject of: South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960
• 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: Namibia, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Television
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.71
• 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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