Flyer advertising student strike against the Vietnam War

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Date

1968

On View

Concourse 1, C1 053

Exhibition

A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond

Medium

paper, ink

Dimensions

H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)

Description

White flyer with black text covering the whole of the front and back. Text is a combination of typed text and handwritten text. On the front, in the middle third on the left, are two (2) black and white images. The top image is of wounded and dead soldiers on the ground near buildings. The lower image is of police officers standing over bodies lying on the ground surrounded by smoke. At the top third is handwritten text [ON FRIDAY APRIL 26 THOUSANDS OF BLACK STUDENTS IN/EVERY PART OFHTE U.S. AND THROUGHOUT THE THIRD WORLD/WILL STAY OUT OF CLASSES IN A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR/AND THE RACIST DRAFT]. On the back in the upper half is large handwritten text [WASHINGTON'S BLACK/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE WAR/FRIDAY 26TH/THOUSANDS OF D.C. BLACK/STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE].

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Topic

Education

International affairs

Local and regional

Politics

Resistance

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.201.11.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d26924b8-d61a-4130-a1cb-1532891004b4