Pamphlet advertising a Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee march: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pamphlet for an anti-war march and rally sponsored by the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee held on Saturday, April 5, 1969, in New York City, which was a day of demonstrations across the United States. The pamphlet is one (1) sheet of off-white paper, printed on both sides in black ink, folded in the middle to create four (4) total pages. On the left of the first page is an illustration of a battlefield cross: a rifle planted barrel-down into the earth, with a combat helmet placed on top of the butt of the rifle, with two (2) other battlefield crosses visible in the background. The text heading on the first page reads: [10,000 GIs / KILLED / SINCE THE / PEACE TALKS / STARTED MAY 1968]. It then gives the details of the event, listing also the Chairman, Ossie Davis, and the speakers: Kathleen Cleaver, Dale Dellinger, and Howard Zinn. The inner pages give more information on the reasons for the rally. At the right side of the third page is a silhouette drawing of a soldier standing at attention, wearing a combat helmet, with a gun over his shoulder.

Printed at the top of the fourth page is an excerpt from Army regulation 600-20 which stipulates the circumstances in which an active-duty serviceman can participate in rallies. In the middle of the page is a listing of Group Assembly Plans for the parade, providing specific meeting locations where affiliated groups were instructed to meet, including: "Notables," G.I.'s, Veterans; Draft resisters and support groups; religious groups; Black groups; Puerto Rican Groups; Trade Unionists; Teachers; Professional Groups; Community Groups; Artists and Writers; College students and faculty; Village groups; Out of Town; Unaffiliated. At the bottom of the page is a section where a supporter could fill in a donation amount to the Committee or write their address to be added to the mailing list.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 5, 1969
• Created by: Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee, American
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (folded): 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Military
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Social reform
• Topic: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
• Object number: 2014.37.43
• 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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