Flier advertising protest against Rhodesian imports
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Revolutionary Student Brigade, American, 1974 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: General Motors Corporation, founded 1908
label: Subject of
content: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, American, founded 1898
label: Subject of
content: Union Carbide, American, founded 1917
notes: label: Description
content: This flier advertises a protest against Rhodesian imports. The flier is white with black text and features an illustration of soldiers in the top right corner. The title reads: [Strike / A Blow / For African Freedom!] in bold letters. The title is followed by a paragraph of information about Rhodesian imports. Other bolded text on the flier reads: [Stop Rhodesian Imports] and [Revolutionary Student Brigade]. The date [1974] is handwritten in the bottom right corner. The back of the flier discusses the war in Zimbabwe, imperialism and the importance of student activism in several paragraphs divided by titles that read: [PEOPLE'S WAR IN ZIMBABWE], [IMPERIALSM - ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE], and [STUDENTS - AN IMPORTANT FORCE]. The bottom of the page features a drawing of the African continent that identifies several African countries. Text next to the drawing reads: [JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION / AGAINST THE "AFRICAN DAWN"].
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Zimbabwe, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Cabinda, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Mozambique, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Namibia, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Decolonization
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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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
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: 2015.97.27.68
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)