Flier advertising rally to make May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
label: Subject of
content: People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1956
label: Subject of
content: General Motors Corporation, founded 1908
label: Subject of
content: President Gerald Rudolph Ford, American, 1913 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Henry Alfred Kissinger, German American, born 1923
label: Subject of
content: South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960
label: Subject of
content: Saths Cooper, South African, born 1950
label: Subject of
content: Lindane Myeza, Angolan, founded 1952
label: Subject of
content: Mosiuosa Lekota, South African, born 1948
label: Subject of
content: Nkwenkwe Nkomo, Angolan, born 1952
label: Subject of
content: Nchaupe Mokoape, South African, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, South African, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: Strini Moodley, South African, 1946 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Solly Ismael
label: Subject of
content: Gaboroni Sedibe, born 1951
label: Subject of
content: Aron Muchimba, Namibian, 1946 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Andreas Nangolo, Namibian
label: Subject of
content: Hendrik Shikongo, Namibian
label: Subject of
content: Rauna Namibinga, Namibian
label: Subject of
content: Naimi Nombowo, Namibian
label: Subject of
content: Anna Ngaihondjwa, Namibian
label: Subject of
content: South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
notes: label: Description
content: This flier announces a rally to make May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day. [Fight Racism at Home and Abroad-- / Make May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day]. The flier has an image of a man with his fist in the air in the background. To the Right is a box with text that reads, [Free all prisoners of apartheid!] and includes a list of names of the men and women in the [SASO 9] and [SWAPO 6]. The paragraphs continue describing America's involvement in apartheid in Africa. Towards the bottom is the proclamation, [RALLY Saturday May 1.... / MARCH 2:30 pm ...] with all the information necessary. Following that is a [Partial list of endorsers:] that include, [African National Council (Zimbabwe), African Youth Movement, American Committee on Africa, Association of Vietnamese Patriots in the U.S., Vernon Bellecourt-American Indian Movement, Dan Berrigan, Center for the United Labor Action, Rev. John Collins- N.Y. Council of the United Methodist Church, Committee for the Freedom of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Prisoners, Edward Davis-show steward CWA, Bob Dorsey-Advisory Council Taxi Drivers Union Local 3036, Eritreans for Liberation, Carlos Feliciano, Friends of Haiti, Group of Khmer Residents in the U.S., Beverly Grant-singer, Harlem Consumer Education Council, Lennox Hines-Pres. National Conference of Black Lawyers, Mack Harris, Jr.,- show steward CWA, Bill Hoffman-author and journalist, Jim Houten-Harlem Fight Back, Iranian Students Assoc. (world Fed.), Bill Kaessinger-Executive Board member Teamsters Local 10, Floreynce Kennedy-Coalition Against Racism and Sexism, Yuri Kockiyama-Nat'l Comm. for Defense of Political Prisoners, William Kunstler, Cheryl Labash-Vice Chairwoman Clerical Section Local 100 TWU, Mark Lane, Liberation Support Movement, Conrad Lynn, Kate May shop steward CWA, Mark Nelson-shop steward CWA, Imari Obadele-Pres. Provisional Gov't of Republic of New Africa, Pan African Congress of Anzia (PAC, Peace and Equal Rights Committee (Red Bank, N.J.) People Democratic Association, Larry Scott-show steward CWA, Timor Defense Committee, Jay Schulman-Coordinator Nat'l Jury Project, SWAPO, Dennis Segrette-Pres. N.Y.S. Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Joe Walker-journalist, United Black Workers, Florence Wright-shop steward CWA, Yonkers People for Peace.] The back of the flier repeats the text from the front, except for the endorsers, in Spanish.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Angola, Central Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Namibia, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Zimbabwe, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Decolonization
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Multilingual communication
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
label: Movement
content: Anti-apartheid movements
label: Movement
content: African American - Latinx Solidarity
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: 2015.97.27.119
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
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 (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)