Newsletter discussing events in Angola: Museum Object and Cultural History

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This newsletter discusses Henry Kissinger's foreign policy in Africa and the fight for liberation in Angola. The newsletter is white paper with black text and the words: [Angola News Summary] appear at the top of the page. This newsletter features articles from a number of other news outlets. The first several pages has been excerpted from the April 1976 edition of Southern Africa magazine. The article "How people's power works in Angola" has been excerpted from the National Guardian Newspaper. The article "Civilians were slaughtered in Angola retreat" has been excerpted from the Feb 29, 1976 edition of the London Observer. The last article is written by the Chicago Committee for the liberation of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-bissau. The letter is five pages each double sided.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: March 11, 1976
• Created by: MPLA Solidarity Committee, American, 1975 - 1976
• Subject of: Henry Alfred Kissinger, German American, born 1923
• Subject of: Wilfred Burchett, Australian, 1911 - 1983
• Subject of: The National Guardian, American, 1948 - 1992
• Subject of: Prexy Nesbitt, American
• Type: newsletters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: South Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Angola, Central Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Mozambique, Africa
• Place depicted: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.29
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Prexy Nesbitt, Jane Bergerol, Wilfred Burchett Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.