Letter from the African National Council-Zimbabwe: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This letter from the African National Council-Zimbabwe states its support for making May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day in New York City. The header and title read: [African National Council-Zimbabwe / NORTH AMERICAN BRANCH / 159 WEST 33rd STREET SUITE 805 / NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 / PHONE (212) 379 3720 / April 7th 1976 / Message in Support of Anti-Apartheid Day]. The letter is signed by Christopher Mapondera. The back of the letter is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 7,1976
• Created by: Christopher Mapondera
• Subject of: African National Council-Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean, 1971 - 1974
• Type: letters (correspondence)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Zimbabwe, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Correspondence
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.36
• 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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