Pamphlet titled "The struggle for liberation in Namibia": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This four-page pamphlet discusses the struggle for liberation in Namibia. The pamphlet is white with black text and features two images on the cover. The image on the right is of SWAPO president Sam Nujoma. The image on the left is of a Namibian diamond worker. The title, [The struggle for liberation in Namibia] is typed diagonally across the cover between both images. Text written between the image on the left and the title reads: [Ellie / 492-7861 / P.D.A. (Omou)]. The bottom reads: [Pan African Students Organization in the Americas / for more information call: 280-3992]. The interior of the pamphlet features an article written by Patrick L. Smith.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
• Written by: Patrick Lawrence, American
• Subject of: National Front for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1954
• Subject of: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, Angolan, founded 1966
• Subject of: Sam Nujoma, Namibian, born 1929
• 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: Namibia, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.64
• 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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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: © Patrick L. Smith Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.