Flier advertising a Conference on the Struggle Against Racism following Bakke
date: label: Date
content: 1978
name: label: Created by
content: National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision, American, founded 1978
label: Subject of
content: Allan Bakke, American, born 1940
label: Subject of
content: Judge Bruce McMarion Wright, American, 1918 - 2005
notes: label: Description
content: This flier advertises a Conference on the Struggle Against Racism following the Bakke Decision. The flier is white with black text and features a line drawing illustration of protesters, some holding signs, including one reading [Racial Equality in Jobs and Education Now!!!]. The flier reads [Conference on the / Struggle Against / Racism / Where do we go / from Bakke? / Sat. May 6 / 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. / Joan of Arc Jr. High School 154 W 93rd Street / Guest Speaker: / Judge Bruce Wright]. The flier states the conference will be a [Review of the April 15th March on Washington to Overturn the Bakke Decision] and offers workshops on several topics including: [Racism in Education - SEEK Program, Open Admissions, Bi-Lingual Studies, etc. / Racism in Employment, soaring unemployment among Black & Latin Youth / Racism and community issues, Housing, Welfare, Daycare, etc. / Women and affirmative action]. The back of the flier is blank except for the year [1978] handwritten at the bottom in graphite.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Multilingual communication
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Youth
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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: 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: 2015.97.27.144
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)