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Letter requesting support for the Anti-Apartheid Day rally

Created by: May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee, American
Subject of: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961; Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American, founded 1972; National Conference of Black Lawyers, American, founded 1968
Signed by: Akpan, John; Feliciano, Carlos, Puerto Rican, born 1929; Kennedy, Florynce Rae, American, 1916 - 2000; Hinds, Lennox; Rodríguez-Trías, Helen, American, 1929 - 2001; Berrigan, Daniel Joseph, American, 1921 - 2016; Chin, Sharon; Kunstler, William Moses, American, 1919 - 1995; Serrette, Dennis L., American

Date: April 14, 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This letter requests support for the May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day in New York City. The memo is white paper with black text. The heading reads: [May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee]. The memo is signed by the following [John Akpan / Pan African Students Organization in / the Americas (PASOA) / Daniel Berrgian, S.J. / Sharon Chin / Youth Against War & Fascism / (YAWF) / Carlos Feliciano / Florynce R. Kennedy / Coalition Against Racism and Sexism / William Kunstler / Lennox Hines (sic) / Pres. National Conference of Black Lawyers / Helen Rodriguez-Trias, M.D. / Pres. Committee to End Sterilization / Abuse (CESA) / Dennis L. Serette / Pres. N.Y.S Coalition of Black Trade Unionists]. The back of the memo is blank.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Classification: Documents and Published Materials; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: memorandums

Topic: Activism; Africa; Black power; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.35

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b71ee826-4d0e-47e1-bd3a-e7a3df931f3b

The Pan-African Voice: One Hope, One Destiny, One Africa

Attributed to: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Date: 1968

Medium: paper, ink, metal
Dimensions: H x W: 8 9/16 × 7 1/8 × 1/4 in. (21.7 × 18.1 × 0.6 cm)

Description: The Pan-African Voice journal, volume 2, August 1968 with a red cover. On the front cover is an outline of the continent of Africa. Within the continent is an illustration of a plant with roots. Pointing toward the plant are several arrows of differing lengths. There are ten (10) arrows in total. The arrows and the plant are printed in dark green. To the upper left of the plant in the West Africa portion of the continent is a graphic of two (2) hands shaking. At the top of the cover are two (2) lines of text with the publication title in black [THE PAN-AFRICAN VOICE/ONE HOPE, ONE DESTINY, ONE AFRICA]. In the upper right corner to the right of the title is the price, handwritten, in black ink [100]. Along the bottom of the front cover is additional text in a stylized text [Pan-African Students Organization in the Americas].

Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Classification: Documents and Published Materials
Movement: Pan Africanism

Type: journals (periodicals)

Topic: Africa; Decolonization; International affairs; Literature; Mass media; Politics; U.S. History, 1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.201.35

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage: Not determined

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef1b13ca-0629-4252-bb3e-7e4e4727db3f

Flyer announcing a forum and film showing on Namibia

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Subject of: Namibia 2, Namibian; South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960

Date: 1970s

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer advertises a forum and film to show solidarity with the Namibia 2 and the struggle for liberation in Namibia. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of an armed fighter with a raised fist. The top of the flyer reads: [In Solidarity with Namibia 2 / Documentary film produced by the South West African Peoples Organization (SWAPO)]. The word [F/ O/ R / U/ M] is spelled out going down the left edge of the flyer and the word [NAMIBIA] is bolded in all caps to the right. The back of the flyer is blank.

Place used: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Namibia, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Africa; Black power; Decolonization; Film; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.55

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

Usage: Not determined

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527e671ed-0056-4ae9-9009-852c112d40fd

Flyer advertising a forum and film showing on Namibia

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Subject of: Namibia 2, Namibian; South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960

Date: 1970s

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer advertises a forum and film to show solidarity with the Namibia 2 and the struggle for liberation in Namibia. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of an armed fighter with a raised fist. The top of the flyer reads: [In Solidarity with Namibia 2 / Documentary film produced by the South West African Peoples Organization (SWAPO)]. The word [F/ O/ R / U/ M] is spelled out going down the left edge of the flyer and the word [NAMIBIA] is bolded in all caps to the right. The back of the flyer is blank. The flyer is partially printed on white paper while pieces of paper with text are glued to the flyer.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Namibia, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Africa; Black power; Decolonization; Film; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.69

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

Usage: Not determined

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a180a014-f6f3-4bfe-b80e-ebb97e99f388

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Flyer about the Nambia Three and International Women's Day 1976

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977; Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961
Subject of: South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960; Ngaihondjwa, Anna, Namibian; Namibinga, Rauna, Namibian; Naimi Nombowo, Nambibian; South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977; American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001; Black Women's Activist Coalition

Date: 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer advertises International Women's Day and a teach-in on the Namibia Three. The flyer is white with black text. The title of the flyer reads: [INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 1976 / THESE 3 WOMEN FACE DEATH / ANNA NGIHONDJWA / RAUNA NAMBIINGA / NAIMI NOMBOWO]. Large text in the center of the flyer reads [FREE THE SWAPO WOMEN MILITANTS / FREE THE NAMIBIA THREE / FREE ALL WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERS]. The back of the flyer is blank.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa; Namibia, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Activism; Africa; Black power; Decolonization; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.16

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5142314f1-7323-400a-aa05-da5db325eaf5

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Flyer advertising an event entitled Angola: From Liberation to Reconstruction

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Subject of: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961; Asian Youth Movement, British, 1970 - 1989; People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1956; Brath, Elombe, American, 1936 - 2014; Smith, Melba, American; Edmunds, Mimi, Americans; Holmes, Larry, American, born 1949; Patrice Lumumba Coalition, American, founded 1975

Date: March 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer advertises a two-day seminar about reconstruction in Angola. The flyer is white paper with black text and features a photograph Angolan activists. The flyer reads: [ANGOLA: FROM LIBERATION TO RECONSTRUCTION / A 2-DAY SEMINAR ON / THE UM SO POVO PRO- / GRAM OF RECONCILIATION / AND RECONSTRUCTION IN / ANGOLA / PLACE: HIGHER GROUND CINEMA / 26 W. 20 STREET N.Y.C / TIME: / 8:00 P.M. / MON-TUE MARCH 15-16 / HEAR / Melba Smith, MPLA Solidarity Ctee. / Mimi Edmunds, MPLA Solidarity Ctee. / Larry Holmes, YAWF. (Delegate to the recent / seminar in Havana with MPLA Officials). / Elombe Brath, Patrice Lumumba Coalition, / (Recently returned from an official trip to / the People's Republic of Angola). / SEE / "ANGOLA: 2nd. WAR OF LIBERATION," a film made / by the MPLA. / DONATION / $1.00 / Sponsored by PASOA, YAWF, AYM, (partial list) / For info call 280-3992, 989-3602, AL5-8033 / APARTHEID OUT OF ANGOLA." FREE THE SASO 9!]. The back of the flyer lists the March programs of the Pan African Students Organization in the Americas.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Angola, Central Africa, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Activism; Africa; Associations and institutions; Black power; Decolonization; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.67

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5eff263-5a84-4b32-a25e-69f320dc41f6

Pamphlet regarding the SASO 9

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Subject of: South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977

Date: 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This pamphlet discusses the SASO 9. The front page features an image two people hanging from trees. The cover reads: [Struggle for Freedom / South African students face death / Free the Saso 9! / These Africans were hanged / by the racist Apartheid / regime in S. Africa in 1974, / for "terrorism". / Today, 9 black students face / similar hanging when convict- /ed on the same phony charges. / They are the SASO 9, officers / of the South African Students / Organization (SASO). / Who are the SASO 9? and why / must you fight to free them? Nine men are dying to hear / from you! ACT NOW: / Send telegrams to the / Embassy of S. Africa, in / Washington, D.C., demanding / the immediate release of the/ SASO 9. / STOP GENOCIDE AGAINST AFRICANS" / SASO 9 DEFENCE FUND / P.O. BOX 467, Cath. Sta. / NYC 10025. (212) 280-3992. / We need urgently: volunteers, / office space, telephones, postage stamps, stationery, funds, endorsements]. The pamphlet contains additional information about the SASO 9 and South Africa.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: pamphlets

Topic: Activism; Africa; Black power; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.34

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage: Not determined

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d0fc812-4846-41f4-957d-a8b841b14474

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Flyer advertising an event entitled Angola: From Liberation to Reconstruction

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Subject of: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961; Asian Youth Movement, British, 1970 - 1989; People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1956; Brath, Elombe, American, 1936 - 2014; Patrice Lumumba Coalition, American, founded 1975; Smith, Melba, American; Edmunds, Mimi, Americans; Holmes, Larry, American, born 1949

Date: March 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer advertises a two-day seminar about reconstruction in Angola. The flyer is white paper with black text and features a photograph Angolan activists. The flyer reads: [ANGOLA: FROM LIBERATION TO RECONSTRUCTION / A 2-DAY SEMINAR ON / THE UM SO POVO PRO- / GRAM OF RECONCILIATION / AND RECONSTRUCTION IN / ANGOLA / PLACE: HIGHER GROUND CINEMA / 26 W. 20 STREET N.Y.C / TIME: / 8:00 P.M. / MON-TUE MARCH 15-16 / HEAR / Melba Smith, MPLA Solidarity Ctee. / Mimi Edmunds, MPLA Solidarity Ctee. / Larry Holmes, YAWF. (Delegate to the recent / seminar in Havana with MPLA Officials). / Elombe Brath, Patrice Lumumba Coalition, / (Recently returned from an official trip to / the People's Republic of Angola). / SEE / "ANGOLA: 2nd. WAR OF LIBERATION," a film made / by the MPLA. / DONATION / $1.00 / Sponsored by PASOA, YAWF, AYM, (partial list) / For info call 280-3992, 989-3602, AL5-8033 / APARTHEID OUT OF ANGOLA." FREE THE SASO 9!]. The back of the flyer lists the March programs of the Pan African Students Organization in the Americas.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Angola, Central Africa, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Activism; Africa; Associations and institutions; Black power; Decolonization; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.39

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aef1abde-5b9e-4084-845d-fbf30adaf0d8

Flyer soliciting subscription to Pan African Notes magazine

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Subject of: Cabral, Amílcar, Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean, 1924 - 1973

Date: 1973

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer solicits subscriptions to Pan African Notes magazine. The flyer is yellow with black text and features an image of Amilcar Cabral on the right. A quote by Cabral is typed below the image and his name is typed on the left and right sides of the image. The title, [PAN AFRICAN / NOTES / Magazine of the Pan African Students Organization / in the Americas] is typed in the top right corner. On the left, text reads: [WHAT WOULD / $5 BUY YOU / IN AMERICA?]. The back of the flyer is blank.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Africa; Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Classification: Documents and Published Materials
Movement: Pan Africanism

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Advertising; Africa; Black power; Decolonization; International affairs; Mass media; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.70

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c955d633-843e-4843-bb43-99923f7445f4

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Flyer announcing a night of solidarity with South African liberation

Created by: KARABO; Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977; Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961
Subject of: Jeffery Dumo Baqwa, South African, 1949 - 2001; South African Student Movement, South African, 1968 - 1976; South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977

Date: 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 14 1/8 × 7 5/8 in. (35.9 × 19.4 cm)

Description: This flyer announces a night of solidarity with South African liberation. [A NIGHT OF SOLIDARITY / WITH THE STRUGGLE IN / SOUTH AFRICA (AZANIAO / HEAR SOUTH AFRICAN BROTHER / JEFF DUMO BAQWA]. Underneath the title an outline of the African continent is drawn. In the center of the outline is text that reads [Unarmed Black demonstrators are being shot down / today in South Africa. Over 500, many of them students, / have been killed by the racist police. Are these simply / "riots" as the press here claim? Or are the African people / fighting for their national liberation from one of the cruelest / regimes in history? And why is the U.S. government aiding / the Nazi-like South African regime? / Come and hear Jeff Dumo Baqwa, a brother just arrived from / southern Africa. In 1974 he escaped from South Africa where he'd / been exiled to a Transkei village for his activities in the South / African Student Organization (SASO). He's now Director of / Projects for the Southern African Student / Movement (SASM). Many members / of SASO have recently been / arrested and some face execution / for fighting the / apartheid regime.] The bottom of the page has the event date and time [Saturday, Nov. 20th 7:00pm / Joan of Arc JHS / 154 W. 93 St. NYC.] The other side of the flyer repeats this information in Spanish.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Activism; Africa; Black power; 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: 2015.97.27.4

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5831e6d42-df8a-4f10-9c68-d8a8b2f504ce

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Letterhead of the Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, Inc.

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

Date: 1960-1977

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This blank stationery page has the words: [PAN AFRICAN STUDENTS ORGANIZATION / IN THE AMERICAS INC.] typed across the front. The top left corner has a drawing of the outline of Africa with the black power fist in the center. Text reading: [UHURU NA UMOJA / FREEDOM AND SOLIDARITY / YANCI DA HADA KAI] surrounds the illustration.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism

Type: letters (correspondence)

Topic: Activism; Africa; Associations and institutions; Black power; Correspondence; International affairs; U.S. History, 1953-1961; U.S. History, 1961-1969; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.46

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f71f950f-ef5c-47d9-ac23-f60cb9ac62bd

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Flyer announcing a protest against apartheid in South Africa

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977; Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961

Date: 1977

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer announces a protest against apartheid in South Africa. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of the African continent. Inside illustration of the continent there is an image of a man behind bars. The flyer reads: [MARCH against / slavery, fascism & / genocide in / SOUTH / AFRICA / U.S. / corporations / out of South Africa! / Sat. / Dec. 10 / Rally: 1:00 / at the / Chase Manhattan Bank / 40 W. 34th St. (near Herald Sq.) / Africa / for the / African / people! / Down with racism here and abroad! / Death to apartheid!]. The back of the flyer is blank except for text written on the bottom left that reads: [1977].

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Activism; Africa; Black power; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5083af678-100b-4605-afa8-f476490348c7

Print of an anti apartheid protest

Published by: The National Guardian, American, 1948 - 1992
Photograph by: Cohen, George, American, born 1941
Subject of: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977; South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977

Date: 1970s

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 5 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. (14.4 × 23 cm); H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This two-toned print depicts protesters carrying posters protesting apartheid. The posters are large and read: [APARTHEID IS: / EXPLOITATION, / RACISM-GENOCIDE] and [THE SASO 9 / THE SWAPO 6 / THE NUSAS 2 / AND AL APARTHEID PRISONERS / PAN AFRICAN STUDENTS ORG. IN THE AMERICAS / WITH (ILLEGIBLE) & FASCISM]. The photograph is credited to [Guardian photo: George Cohen]. The photograph is printed on white printer paper. The back of the page is blank.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Classification: Media Arts-Photography; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: newspapers

Topic: Activism; Africa; Black power; International affairs; Photography; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.20

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567824dbb-ce16-4f68-a253-9eabd8a2a56d

Pamphlet titled "The struggle for liberation in Namibia"

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Written by: Lawrence, Patrick, American
Subject of: National Front for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1954; National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, Angolan, founded 1966; Nujoma, Sam, Namibian, born 1929

Date: 1970s

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This four-page pamphlet discusses the struggle for liberation in Namibia. The pamphlet is white with black text and features two images on the cover. The image on the right is of SWAPO president Sam Nujoma. The image on the left is of a Namibian diamond worker. The title, [The struggle for liberation in Namibia] is typed diagonally across the cover between both images. Text written between the image on the left and the title reads: [Ellie / 492-7861 / P.D.A. (Omou)]. The bottom reads: [Pan African Students Organization in the Americas / for more information call: 280-3992]. The interior of the pamphlet features an article written by Patrick L. Smith.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Namibia, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism

Type: pamphlets

Topic: Africa; Associations and institutions; Black power; Decolonization; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.64

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aae8af54-5455-46a1-8b31-a9b7dbe4ff9a

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Flyer announcing "free the Saso 9" protest

Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977; Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961
Subject of: South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977

Date: 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Description: This flyer announces a demonstration in support of freeing the Saso 9 and the Namibia 3. The title reads: ['Free the Saso 9' / these women face death!! / FREE THE NAMIBIA THREE]. Below the title is an illustration of the Namibia Three. Information regarding the protest is at the bottom left corner of the flyer and reads: [DEMONSTRATE! / SAT MAR 20th, 1976. / Assemble at British Mission, 845 3 Av./ 52 St. 1P.M. / Assemble at South Africa Airways, 65 5th Ave. / 3 P.M. / VICTORY TO THE AFRICAN MASSES / Sponsored by PASOA, YAWF, AYM, (partial list)]. The back of the flyer is blank.

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Namibia, Africa; South Africa, Africa; Zimbabwe, Africa; Angola, Central Africa, Africa

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Pan Africanism; Anti-apartheid movements

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Topic: Activism; Africa; Black power; Decolonization; International affairs; U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.97.27.3

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bfb71973-0776-418b-acdb-1d7d8bafa062

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.