Pamphlet for Lowndes County Freedom Organization: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This pamphlet depicts a black panther in a stalking pose. Centered on the page, it is surrounded by text that reads "VOTE / NOV 8 / LOWNDES COUNTY / FREEDOM / ORGANIZATION / The Story of the Development of an / Independent Political Movement / on the County Level/ 50 ¢."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1967
• Published by: Southern Conference Educational Fund, American, 1946 - 1981
• Created by: Jack H. Minnis, American, 1931 - 2005
• Subject of: Lowndes County Freedom Organization, American, founded 1965
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 10 15/16 × 8 9/16 in. (27.8 × 21.7 cm)
• Place printed: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Suffrage
• Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
• Object number: 2015.97.17
• 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: © 1967 by Jack Minnis Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.