Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid: Museum Object and Cultural History
Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid: Date: 1970s. Created by: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001. Subject of: William H. Booth, American, 1922 - 2006.
The object in the museum catalogue
This flyer solicits pledges to stand against South African apartheid. The top of the flyer reads: [we say no / to apartheid / We take this pledge: in solemn resolve to refuse any encouragement of, or indeed, any / professional association with the present Republic of South Africa, this until the day / when all its people shall equally enjoy the educational and cultural advantages of that / rich and beautiful land.] After listing celebrities that have taken the pledge [SAMMY DAVIS, JR. DIAHANN CARROLL WILT CHAMBERLAIN ...] large bolded text reads: [will you say no / to apartheid?]. The back of the flyer details the American Committee on Africa's activities and members. The top of the page reads: [AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970s
- Created by: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001
- Subject of: William H. Booth, American, 1922 - 2006
- Subject of: Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Subject of: Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017
- Subject of: Diahann Carroll, American, 1935 - 2019
- Subject of: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
- Subject of: Wilt Chamberlain, American, 1936 - 1999
- Subject of: Bill Cosby, American, born 1937
- 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: Actors
- Topic: Africa
- Topic: Black power
- Topic: International affairs
- Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Object number: 2015.97.27.7
- 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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