Poster against the Vietnam War
date: label: Date
content: 1961-1969
name: label: Published by
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: 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."
place: label: Place printed
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.25
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 21 3/4 × 16 15/16 in. (55.2 × 43 cm)