Flyer announcing a protest against apartheid in South Africa: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer announces a protest against apartheid in South Africa. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of the African continent. Inside illustration of the continent there is an image of a man behind bars. The flyer reads: [MARCH against / slavery, fascism & / genocide in / SOUTH / AFRICA / U.S. / corporations / out of South Africa! / Sat. / Dec. 10 / Rally: 1:00 / at the / Chase Manhattan Bank / 40 W. 34th St. (near Herald Sq.) / Africa / for the / African / people! / Down with racism here and abroad! / Death to apartheid!]. The back of the flyer is blank except for text written on the bottom left that reads: [1977].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1977
• Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
• Created by: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 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: South Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.6
• 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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