Print of an anti apartheid protest: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This two-toned print depicts protesters carrying posters protesting apartheid. The posters are large and read: [APARTHEID IS: / EXPLOITATION, / RACISM-GENOCIDE] and [THE SASO 9 / THE SWAPO 6 / THE NUSAS 2 / AND AL APARTHEID PRISONERS / PAN AFRICAN STUDENTS ORG. IN THE AMERICAS / WITH (ILLEGIBLE) & FASCISM]. The photograph is credited to [Guardian photo: George Cohen]. The photograph is printed on white printer paper. The back of the page is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Published by: The National Guardian, American, 1948 - 1992
• Photograph by: George Cohen, American, born 1941
• Subject of: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
• Subject of: South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
• Type: newspapers
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 5 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. (14.4 × 23 cm)
• 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: Photography
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.20
• 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: © George Cohen Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.