Poster for No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger

Created by

United States Student Association, American, founded 1947

Medium

lithographic ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 35 x 22 in. (88.9 x 55.9 cm)

Type

posters

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

Place made

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

Place depicted

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

Date

1968

Description

A poster advertising the documentary film No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger as available for rent by the National Student Association. The film chronicled the 1967 Harlem Fall Mobilization March. One side of the poster features a design by Milton Glaser. The design has a bright orange-red background and features a black-and-white photographic image of a child wearing a straw hat, holding a large piece of watermelon. The image has been torn in two and separated to reveal a larger, two-tone partially abstract image of a boy against a yellow rectangular background. At bottom left corner of the watermelon image is [MILTON GLASER], at bottom right corner of the image is [COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY M/ TOOBIN]. Below the images is [First Prize Mannheim Film Festival] and then, in larger print, [A Film by David Loeb Weiss / Produced by Paradigm Films]. The other side of the poster is black-and-white and features a photocollage of film stills at the center, as well as quotes from the film and reviews, and booking information.Creases where folded, with a slightly faded spot at the top blank corner.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Film

Graphic design

Race relations

Stereotypes

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Credit Line

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

Object number

2012.46.58

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Steven McNichols Oral History Interview

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

McNichols, Steven, American, 1939 - 2013

Interviewed by

Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969

Subject of

University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919

United States Student Association, American, founded 1947

National Student Federation of America, American, founded 1925

Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961

Delta Ministry, American, founded 1964

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964

1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 02:17:14

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Place collected

Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

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

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

March 1, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.58.1a, 2011.174.58.1b, 2011.174.58.1c, 2011.174.58.1d, 2011.174.58.1e, 2011.174.58.1f, 2011.174.58.1g, 2011.174.58.1h, 2011.174.58.1i, 2011.174.58.1j, and 2011.174.58.1k.

Steven McNichols discussed his childhood in New York City, his mother's illnesses and attending the University of California, Los Angeles in 1958. He became involved in politics through the National Student Federation and National Student Association, and participated in the Freedom Rides, riding a train from Los Angeles, California, to Houston, Texas. He also discusses his work with the Delta Ministry, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the 1964 Democratic Party convention.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0058

Topic

Activism

American South

American West

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Education

Politics (Practical)

Social reform

United States--History--1953-1961

United States--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

2011.174.58.1a-k

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress