Poster advocating a boycott of the 1968 Olympics signed by Harry Edwards
name: label: Issued by
content: Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
label: Illustrated by
content: Bozé
label: Subject of
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Signed by
content: Harry Edwards, American, born 1942
notes: label: Description
content: A poster advocating the boycott of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The poster has a white background and black text and design. At the top text surrounding the Olympic rings reads: [Olympic Games]. Below that text, at center, is a large circle. Inside the circle, there is text and a drawing. The drawing depicts outlines of the United States and Africa; raised fists come out from the inner edges of the outlines. Text in the middle of the circle reads: 1968 / Black America / & / Africa / United / 32 Black African Nations Have Voted To Boycott the '68 Olympics]. Below the circle large black text reads: [Can We Do Less?]. Outside the circle, to the bottom right, small black print reads: [Bozé]. Outside the circle, to the bottom left, is the signature of Harry Edwards. The back of the poster is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Anti-apartheid movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.66.10
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
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: 22 7/8 × 17 5/16 in. (58.1 × 44 cm)