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    Flier for the Black Community Survival Conference

    Created by
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Subject of
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Huggins, Ericka, American, born 1948
    Dellums, Ron, American, born 1935
    Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
    Eve, Arthur O., American, born 1933
    Date
    1972
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    Double-sided poster or flier advertising the 1972 Black Community Survival Conference with promotion provided by the Black Panther Party's Angela Davis People's Free Food Program. Printed in black and red on white paper. Each side features black & white photographs, black & red text and has [10,000 FREE BAGS OF / GROCERIES / (WITH CHICKENS / IN EVERY BAG)] at the top. One side features photographs of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Ron Dellums, and Ericka Huggins. It includes a list of conference speakers and a blank registration form. The other side features images of Ira Simmons, D'Army Bailey, Julian Bond, Rev. Charles Koen, Father Earl Neil, and The Persuasions (three images). Also pictured is a woman administering a medical test to two young boys next to the text [10,000 FREE / SICKLE CELL / ANEMIA TESTS / TO BE GIVEN / AT CONFERENCE].
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Communities
    Health
    Politics
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e1008e5-989b-47bf-8d6c-44fd3a63ea5d
  • Flier demanding open admissions for black and hispanic students

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    The City University of New York, American, founded 1847
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Date
    July 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A mimeographed flier with a mix of handwritten text and newspaper clippings reproduced in purple ink on white paper, demanding open admissions for black and Hispanic students to the City University of New York (CUNY) four year colleges. The handwritten text reads [ENOUGH MONEY / FOR WHITE / PRIVATE SCHOO/ GRADUATES, WHITE / PUBLIC SCHOOL / GRADUATES, WHITE / FIREMEN, WHITE / POLICEMEN / ENOUGH MONEY / FOR EVERY BODY / BUT THE MAJORITY. / WE DEMAND / DEMAND / 200 MORE BLACKS / + PUERTO RICANS / TO BE / ADDED TO / SEPTEMBERS / FRESHMEN / CLASS. / Committee / for / 200 more. / WE DEMAND OPEN ADMISSION TO THE FOUR YEAR COLLEGES OF THE CITY / UNIVERSITY FOR THE BLACK + HISPANIC / MAJORITY.]. There are three newspaper clippings reproduced on the flier. One with a partially visible headline that reads [Offered Nurses Training by City] at the top left. At top right, from the New York Times, the headline reads [SCHOOL 'MINORITY' / IS NOW MAJORITY / Black and Hispanic Pupils / Here are 55% of Total]. The back of the flier is blank except for a stamp in the bottom right that reads [JUL 1970].
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Education
    Race relations
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.82
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5acc5cd4b-d183-45b4-a456-92eeb1740b52
  • Flier advertising an Anti-Facism Rally

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Bird, Joan, American, born 1949
    Hilliard, David, American, born 1942
    Jimenez, Jose Cha Cha, born 1948
    Hewitt, Raymond Masai, American, 1942 - 1988
    Rudd, Mark, American, born 1947
    Thomas, Hannibal, American, born 1947
    Turco, Arthur F. Jr., American, born 1943
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A flier advertising an anti-fascism rally. The flier is white with black typewritten text and features a black-and-white picture of Joan Bird after she was beaten by police. The flier reads [CAPITALISM + RACISM = FASCISM / COME AND HEAR / David Hilliard / Chief of Staff BPP / Ray Maasai Hewitt / Central Committee BPP / Cha Cha Jimenez / Chairman of Young Lords / Mark Rudd SDS / Hannibal Thomas Harlem 5 / Arthur Turco Attorney / Citywide Welfare Rights Groups / FREE THE PANTHERS / FREE FOOD / BAR-B-Q / POTATO SALAD / PUNCH / ENTERTAINMENT / POETRY--MUSIC--DANCERS / SUNDAY JUNE 15th 1:00PM / MOUNT MORRIS PARK, 5th AVE and 124nd ST. / FREE!!! NO CHARGE!!! FREE!!!]. The caption under the photograph reads [JOAN BIRD, BRUTALIZED AND ORTURED BY THE PIGS / AT THE TIME OF HER ARREST / Fascism will breed nothing but more fascism / unless the people are organized in one united / front. / The people and the people alone are the / motive force in the making of world history.] The back of the flier is blank except for the stamp that reads [JUN 1968].
    Place used
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Dance
    Foodways
    Justice
    Music
    Poetry
    Race discrimination
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.211
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e36cce7e-4eb4-4e72-918b-8489056886f6
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