Poster against the Vietnam War: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This poster depicts a soldier carrying a machine gun in a jungle. The poster is printed to look pixelated. The soldier is wearing full battle gear, including helmet, and carrying a large weapon over his right shoulder. He appears to be wading through water with dense vegetation on the bank behind him. The image is done in tones of grey and has words in red text. This text reads "VIETNAM / Means Death to the / Brothers... / Bring them home... / NOW!" In the bottom right corner is text that reads "SCLC Southern Christian Leadership Conference / Ralph David Abernathy, President / 334 Auburn Avenue, N.E. / Atlanta, Georgia 30303."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1961-1969
• Published by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 21 3/4 × 16 15/16 in. (55.2 × 43 cm)
• Place printed: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Military
• Topic: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
• Object number: 2015.97.25
• 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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