Handbill for Malcolm X film screening: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

White flyer with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X inside a thick bordered box in the upper half. The illustration features Malcolm X in three-quarter profile view, looking to the right. Below the illustration is the handbill information, including the date and committee contact information [MALCOLM X/His own story on the screen as it/really happened.....See it/Opens Wednesday - May 24, 1972/AT THE/TIVOLI THEATER/14th Street & Park Road, NW/Present this HANDBILL for a reduced rate./Show Time 1:30, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25 & 9:25/GOOD FOR THE "MALCOLM X" FILM ONLY/SUPPORT AFRICAN/LIBERATION DAY MAY 27/call 462 3411/This handbill is produced and distributed by the Pan African Committee, P.O. Box3215 (sic)/Columbia Hgts. Station, Washington,D.C.(sic) 20010].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Produced by: Pan African Commitee, American
• Subject of: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: handbills
• Medium: paper, ink
• Dimensions: H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.201.8.1-2
• 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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