Letter announcing meeting to oppose US intervention in Angola: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This letter announces a meeting to discuss efforts to oppose US intervention in Angola. The letter is blue with black typed text. The letter opens with a paragraph and follows with six numbered paragraphs. The bottom section of the letter is separated from formatted like a fill in the blank and asks that readers indicate whether or not they will attend the meeting. At the bottom of the page, handwritten text reads: [870-2645 / Rhodes Gxcyia]. The back of the letter is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: December 30, 1975
• Created by: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001
• Type: letters (correspondence)
• 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: Angola, Central Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Correspondence
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.61
• 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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