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  • Flyer advertising Health in Zimbabwe program

    Created by
    ZANU Solidarity Committee, American
    Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
    Subject of
    Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
    Ushewokunze, Herbert, Zimbabwean
    Date
    May 5, 1978
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This flyer advertises a Health in Zimbabwe program in New York City. The flyer is white with black text and features a photograph of malnourished people in the top right corner. The title is typed next to the photograph and reads: [HEALTH IN / ZIMBABWE / (RHODESHIA) / LIBERATION / STRUGGLE]. In the center of the page, is information that DR. H. Ushewokunze, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) Health Secretary will be speaking on the ZANU health system and a new film on Zimbabwean refugees will be screened. The location and date information are typed at the bottom: [Celebrate the 12th Anniversary of CHIMURENGA / SPONSORS: ZANU Solidarity Committee, Medical Committee for Human Rights / ENDORSERS: Fightback-Harlem, Guardian, Black American Law Students Association]. The back of the flyer is blank except for handwritten text in the bottom left corner that reads: [1978].
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Zimbabwe, Africa
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Decolonization
    Film
    Health
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.50
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff71d6d4-f97e-4cb4-b272-5c7a80507f44
  • Poster advocating opposition to the Supreme Court's Bakke Decision

    Distributed by
    Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
    Subject of
    Meredith, James, American, born 1933
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Date
    ca. 1978
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 × 14 in. (55.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A poster, dark ink on tan paper, advocating opposition to the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978). A figure in a coat holds right fist aloft, surrounded by text. Text reads [10 YEARS OF STRUGGLE / IS UN-DER ATTACK. WHAT WAS / WON BY JAMES MEREDITH AT THE U. OF MISS.; ARMED BLACK STUDENTS AT / THE COR-NELL ADMINISTRATION / BUILDING; 3RD WORLD STUDENTS AT / SAN FRAN-CISCO STATE; STUDENTS / FIGHTING FOR OPEN ADMISSIONS AT CCNY; / THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY & S.D.S.~ / IS BEING / THREATENED! / WE MUST DEFEND OPEN ADMISSIONS, / BI-LINGUAL / PROGRAMS / AFFIRMA- / TIVE ACTION! / WE MUST ORGANIZE TO / OPPOSE THE / BAKKE DECISION.] Small print at the bottom of the poster reads [This poster was designed & distributed by Lawyers for the People, Medical Committee for Human Rights, & others to help organize the movement against the Bakke Decision. More material, write: Drawer L, Inwood Station, N.Y.C., N.Y. 10034]. A small mark on the poster subject's left shoulder reads [FLD79]. On back at top left is [M24721-6].
    Place printed
    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
    political posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Education
    Justice
    Law
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5baa2a491-34f1-415e-b655-5814dbe4f4d6
  • Alfred Moldovan, MD Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Moldovan, Alfred MD, American, born 1921
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
    Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
    Date
    July 19, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:58:31
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.36.1a, 2011.174.36.1b, 2011.174.36.1c, and 2011.174.36.1d.
    Alfred Moldovan, MD remembers growing up in the Bronx and the influence of his parents, who were Jewish Hungarian immigrants. He recalls serving in the air force as a radio repairman during World War II and later attending medical school. He discusses founding the Medical Committee for Human Rights and traveling to the South to assist injured civil rights activists at events such as the Selma to Montgomery March.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0036
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Families
    Immigration
    Medicine
    Military
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.36.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5336bdc5f-7cc5-48bd-a870-2f5942c38a19
  • Dr. H. Jack Geiger. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dr. Geiger, H. Jack, American, born 1926
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
    Lee, Canada, American, 1907 - 1952
    University of Wisconsin-Madison, American, founded 1848
    United States Merchant Marine, American, founded 1775
    Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
    American Veterans Committee, American, 1943 - 2008
    Case Western Reserve University, American, founded 1826
    Tufts-Delta Health Center, American, founded 1965
    Date
    March 16, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:31:47
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j.
    Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses his early life experiences and how he came to be a leading figure in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. He describes his childhood in New York City, where he found a mentor in actor Canada Lee, his college experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his time as a U.S. Merchant Marine. He discusses his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality and the American Veterans Committee in Chicago during the late 1940s. While attending medical school at Case Western Reserve University, Geiger's interest in community-centered health grew, especially after a trip to South Africa. He eventually volunteered as a medical professional in Mississippi, where he helped to establish the Tufts-Delta Health Center in 1965.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0076
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Entertainers
    Medicine
    Military
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.76.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b34ad5e-3df9-4b0b-8e89-aeb592dcfad7
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