Flier advertising rally to make May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day

Created by

Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977

Subject of

People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1956

General Motors Corporation, founded 1908

President Ford, Gerald Rudolph, American, 1913 - 2006

Kissinger, Henry Alfred, German, American, born 1923

South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960

Saths Cooper, South African, born 1950

Myeza, Lindane, Angolan, founded 1952

Lekota, Mosiuosa, South African, born 1948

Nkomo, Nkwenkwe, Angolan, born 1952

Nchaupe Mokoape, South African, born 1944

Nefolovhodwe, Pandelani, South African, born 1947

Strini Moodley, South African, 1946 - 2006

Ismael, Solly

Sedibe, Gaboroni, born 1951

Muchimba, Aron, Namibian, 1946 - 2014

Nangolo, Andreas, Namibian

Shikongo, Hendrik, Namibian

Namibinga, Rauna, Namibian

Naimi Nombowo, Nambibian

Ngaihondjwa, Anna, Namibian

South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977

Date

1970s

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description

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 used

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Angola, Central Africa, Africa

Namibia, Africa

South Africa, Africa

Zimbabwe, Africa

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement

Pan Africanism

Anti-apartheid movements

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Topic

Activism

Africa

Black power

Decolonization

International affairs

Multilingual communication

U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line

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

Object number

2015.97.27.119

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5144fefb8-dea7-417a-b93c-1d9510c3c15c