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

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises a forum and film to show solidarity with the Namibia 2 and the struggle for liberation in Namibia. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of an armed fighter with a raised fist. The top of the flyer reads: [In Solidarity with Namibia 2 / Documentary film produced by the South West African Peoples Organization (SWAPO)]. The word [F/ O/ R / U/ M] is spelled out going down the left edge of the flyer and the word [NAMIBIA] is bolded in all caps to the right. The back of the flyer is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
• Subject of: Namibia 2, Namibian
• 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: Harlem, 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: Film
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.55
• 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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