Flyer Advertising the Soul Together's Badass Black Festival: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises the Badass Black Festival put on by Soul Together. The flyer is white with black text and features images of wooden carvings of musicians. The flyer reads [SOUL TOGETHER / Presents / Their Badass Black Festival / Fri Feb 4 '72 / AT THE / BELROSE BALLROOM / 1891 Bedford Ave / 10p.m. - 3a.m.] The back of the flyer is blank except for the handwritten text that reads [FEB 1972].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Created by: Unidentified
• 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: Arts and music festivals
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Music
• Object number: 2015.97.27.179
• 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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