Poster promoting March and Rally for Peace, April 27, 1968: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white poster advertising the March and Rally for Peace. The poster features four people holding signs protesting the Vietnam War. The top of the poster is printed with white text that reads: [HELP END / DEMONSTRATIONS]. At the bottom text reads: [END THE WAR] along with information about the meeting time and place of the march. There is also a small Allied Printing Trades Council mark in the lower right hand corner. The back has a handwritten inscription that reads: [1968 US].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Created by: Unidentified
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/8 x 15 3/4 in. (56.2 x 40 cm)
• Place depicted: Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Viet Nam, Asia
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
• Object number: 2011.178.8
• 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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