Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: William H. Booth, American, 1922 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Diahann Carroll, American, 1935 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Wilt Chamberlain, American, 1936 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Bill Cosby, American, born 1937
label: Subject of
content: Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 - 1997
label: Subject of
content: Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Brock Peters, American, 1927 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Richard Roundtree, American, 1942 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965
label: Subject of
content: Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Rafer Lewis Johnson, American, 1934 - 2020
notes: label: Description
content: This flyer solicits pledges to stand against South African apartheid. The top of the flyer reads: [we say no / to apartheid / We take this pledge: in solemn resolve to refuse any encouragement of, or indeed, any / professional association with the present Republic of South Africa, this until the day / when all its people shall equally enjoy the educational and cultural advantages of that / rich and beautiful land.] After listing celebrities that have taken the pledge [SAMMY DAVIS, JR. DIAHANN CARROLL WILT CHAMBERLAIN ...] large bolded text reads: [will you say no / to apartheid?]. The back of the flyer details the American Committee on Africa's activities and members. The top of the page reads: [AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA].
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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: Pan Africanism
label: Movement
content: Anti-apartheid movements
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: 2015.97.27.7
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
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: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)