Pamphlet regarding the SASO 9: Museum Object and Cultural History

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This pamphlet discusses the SASO 9. The front page features an image two people hanging from trees. The cover reads: [Struggle for Freedom / South African students face death / Free the Saso 9! / These Africans were hanged / by the racist Apartheid / regime in S. Africa in 1974, / for "terrorism". / Today, 9 black students face / similar hanging when convict- /ed on the same phony charges. / They are the SASO 9, officers / of the South African Students / Organization (SASO). / Who are the SASO 9? and why / must you fight to free them? Nine men are dying to hear / from you! ACT NOW: / Send telegrams to the / Embassy of S. Africa, in / Washington, D.C., demanding / the immediate release of the/ SASO 9. / STOP GENOCIDE AGAINST AFRICANS" / SASO 9 DEFENCE FUND / P.O. BOX 467, Cath. Sta. / NYC 10025. (212) 280-3992. / We need urgently: volunteers, / office space, telephones, postage stamps, stationery, funds, endorsements]. The pamphlet contains additional information about the SASO 9 and South Africa.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1976
• Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
• Subject of: South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
• Type: pamphlets
• 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: South Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Lynching
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Topic: Violence
• Object number: 2015.97.27.34
• 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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