Flyer announcing a film showing and forum on Mozambique and Zimbabwe: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer announces a film showing and forum about Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The flyer is white with black text and features a photograph of Zimbabwean rebels sitting down with rifles. The title reads: [Mozambique-Zimbabwe / REVOLUTIONARY AFRICAN SOLIDARITY / FILM SHOWING AND FORUM]. A brief description of the film [O POVO ORGANIZADO] and the names of the forum speakers, [TIRIVAFI KANGAI] and [ROBERT VAN LIEROP], are given under the photograph. Location, date and event details are given at the bottom of the page. The back of the flyer is blank except for text in the bottom right corner that reads: [1978]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 27,1978
• Created by: ZANU Solidarity Committee, American
• Subject of: Robert Van Lierop, American
• Subject of: Tirivafi Kangai, 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: Mozambique, Africa
• Place depicted: Zimbabwe, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: Film
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.57
• 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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