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Flyer urging readers to contact their congressional representatives
- Created by
- Committee to Stop the US-South Africa Alliance, American
- Subject of
- African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
- United States Congress, American, founded 1789
- President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
- United Nations, founded 1945
- Date
- February 23, 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer urges readers to contact their congressional representatives to demand the United States stop trade with South Africa. The flyer is yellow with black text. The top of the flyer reads: [U.S. ARMS SOUTH AFRICAN / BOSSES AGAINST OUR / FELLOW BLACK WORKERS]. Near the bottom of the page the flyer reads: [LET'S AID THE STRUGGLE OF / OUR FELLOW BLACK WORKERS / IN SOUTH AFRICA]. The back of the flyer is blank except for text written in the bottom left that reads: [Feb. 18(?) 1978].
- Place made
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flyer advertising a donation drive to support African Freedom Fighters
- Created by
- Revolutionary Student Brigade, American, 1974 - 1980
- Subject of
- Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
- National United Workers Organization, American, founded 1977
- Date
- May 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a donation drive to support African Freedom Fighters to students and faculty at Brooklyn College. The flyer is yellow with black text and features an illustration of a figure standing with a book held aloft in his raised proper right hand and a rifle in the other hand. The top of the flyer reads: [SUPPORT AFRICAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS]. Large block letters in the center of the flyer read: [MATERIAL / AID WEEK]. Text inside of a box below the illustration reads: [AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY / MAY 28, Washington, D.C. / JOIN THE / SOWETO / CONTINGENT / Join the Soweto Contingent of youth and / students for the African Liberation Day / March on May 28th in Washington, D.C. / BUS TICKETS AVAILABLE - 284-2514]. The back of the flyer discusses union elections of the United Workers Organization.
- Place used
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- Namibia, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Commemorative textile with portraits of Michelle Obama surrounded by flowers
- Designed by
- Shine Shine, South African, founded 2007
- Subject of
- First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 61 13/16 × 76 3/8 in. (157 × 194 cm)
- Horizontal Repeat: 25 3/16 in. (64 cm)
- Description
- Length of commemorative printed textile by Shine Shine featuring graphic portraits of Michelle Obama surrounded by floral vines. The fabric has a mint green ground with a background print of a leafy floral vines with orange leaves, maroon flowers, and light brown vines. The design is oriented so that there is a middle section and two side sections, with the side sections mirroring each other. In the middle section the floral vine consists of blooming and bud roses. In the side sections the floral vine consists of orange fluffy petal flowers with bulbous burgundy centers. At each selvedge there is a scalloped border with a burgundy ground with small black polka dots edged in orange. Large orange fringe hangs from the upper edge of the border in front of the burgundy ground and orange edging. Printed above the border as if driving on it is an orange stretch limousine with black highlights in profile. Black text printed on the side doors reads "Shine Shine" with a black five-pointed star between the words. Above each of the cars is a drawn portrait of Michelle Obama above the chest smiling and waving with her left hand. She wears an orange shirt with burgundy collar and buttons, and a pearl necklace, earrings, and bracelet. Above the portrait is a pair of orange sunglasses with black lenses that are closed. Next to the car and portrait of Obama waving is a full-body drawn portrait of Obama seated with her feet tucked under her and her right arm draped over the back of a white leopard with black spots that is standing. Obama is smiling and speaking into the headpiece of a white telephone she holds in her left hand. She wears an orange sleeveless short nightgown, burgundy shoes, and pearl earrings. The leopard has its mouth open showing fangs with its head turned toward Obama's. An orange banner with black text is printed below the portrait that reads "DON'T STAND IN MY LIGHT". Above the portrait are printed a pair of burgundy gloves with black topstitching detail. The center section of the fabric contains the full-body portrait of Obama with the leopard oriented sideways. The portrait alternates with an orange outlined circle with a burgundy ground containing the same pair of closed orange sunglasses with black lenses. Text printed in black inside the orange border reads "NEVER GO TO BED WITHOUT WASHING YOUR DISHES". The designer's name "Shine Shine" is printed in black on one selvedge.
- Place made
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Textiles
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Design
- Identity
- Politics
- Textile design
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
- Object number
- 2017.16.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Flyer urging readers to contact their congressional representatives
- Created by
- Committee to Stop the US-South Africa Alliance, American
- Subject of
- African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
- United States Congress, American, founded 1789
- President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
- United Nations, founded 1945
- Date
- February 23, 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer urges readers to contact their congressional representatives to demand the United States stop trade with South Africa. The flyer is yellow with black text. The top of the flyer reads: [U.S. ARMS SOUTH AFRICAN / BOSSES AGAINST OUR / FELLOW BLACK WORKERS] in block letters. Near the bottom of the page, the flyer reads: [LET'S AID THE STRUGGLE OF / OUR FELLOW BLACK WORKERS / IN SOUTH AFRICA] in block letters. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left that reads: [Feb 23 1978].
- Place made
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Journalist pass for Nelson Mandela's State Funeral owned by Jim Vance
- Distributed by
- Republic of South Africa, South African, founded 1910
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
- Subject of
- Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Date
- 2013
- Medium
- ink on paper, plastic, metal, nylon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 26 3/8 × 3 9/16 × 5/16 in. (67 × 9 × 0.8 cm)
- H x W x D (2018.107.6a): 5 5/8 × 3 9/16 in. (14.3 × 9 cm)
- H x W x D (2018.107.6b): 20 1/2 × 13/16 × 5/16 in. (52 × 2 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A journalist pass from the state funeral of Nelson Mandela owned by Jim Vance. The badge is on a white nylon lanyard with black repeating text (2018.107.6b). The text on the lanyard reads “STATE FUNERAL” and has the seal of South Africa on either side. The lanyard has a metal clasp that attaches to the plastic covered press badge. The badge (2018.107.6a) is white and yellow with black text. An image of Nelson Mandela is at top. The text treads “STATE FUNERAL / QUNU, EASTERN CAPE / SOUTH AFRICA, 2013 / NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA / JH VANCE III / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ST-23777 / JOURNALIST In the center of the badge is a colored image of Jim Vance. The badge has a hologram in the bottom left corner. Both sides of the badge are identical.
- Place used
- Qunu, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- passes (tickets)
- Topic
- Africa
- Funeral customs and rites
- Identity
- International affairs
- Journalism
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
- Object number
- 2018.107.6ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Commemorative textile with portraits of Barack Obama surrounded by roses
- Designed by
- Shine Shine, South African, founded 2007
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 60 5/8 × 76 3/8 in. (154 × 194 cm)
- Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
- Description
- Length of commemorative printed textile by Shine Shine featuring graphic portraits of Barack Obama surrounded by rose vines. The fabric has an orange ground with a background print of a leafy rose vine with pale green leaves, red blooming and bud roses, and light brown vines. The design is oriented so that there is a middle section and two side sections, with the side sections mirroring each other. At each selvedge there is a pale green border with red swags and pale green fringe having a scalloped edge. Printed above the border as if driving on it is a black town car with red highlights in profile. The car has a white five-pointed star on the hood in front of the driver side wheel and white text printed on the driver side front and back doors reading "Shine Shine". Above each of the cars is a red hand balled in a fist with the knuckles facing and the letters "HOPE" in light brown, one letter on each finger. Above the fist is a pale green oval with a black leafy wreath border. Inside the oval is a drawn portrait of Barack Obama wearing a red shirt and black suit jacket and necktie. He looks upward to the right. His eyes are highlighted in red and his teeth are pale green with a white five-pointed star at one corner of his parted lips as if they are shining in the light. A pale green banner with black text below the oval reads "HOORAY / FOR THE / PRESIDENT". This same oval drawn portrait is oriented sideways and printed down the middle section without the banner of text. A pale green cardinal sits on the rose vines between each of the sideways oval portraits in this middle section. On the outer sections between the repeating oval portraits above the "HOPE" fists and town cards is a black outlined circle with a pale green interior background and another drawn portrait of Obama. In this portrait he wears a white shirt with black suit jacket and necktie and looks straight at the viewer with his mouth closed but slightly smiling. Red text printed inside the black border reads "PEOPLE OF THE WORLD THIS IS OUR MOMENT THIS IS OUR TIME". The designer's name "Shine Shine" is printed in black on the top selvedge.
- Place made
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Textiles
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Design
- Identity
- Politics
- Textile design
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
- Object number
- 2017.16.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Commemorative textile with portrait of Barack Obama surrounded by roses
- Designed by
- Shine Shine, South African, founded 2007
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 60 7/16 × 75 9/16 in. (153.5 × 192 cm)
- Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
- Description
- Length of commemorative printed textile by Shine Shine featuring graphic portraits of Barack Obama surrounded by rose vines. The fabric has a teal ground with a background print of a leafy rose vine with yellow leaves, coral blooming and bud roses, and light brown vines. The design is oriented so that there is a middle section and two side sections, with the side sections mirroring each other. At each selvedge there is a yellow border with coral swags and yellow fringe having a scalloped edge. Printed above the border as if driving on it is a black town car with coral highlights in profile. The car has a white five-pointed star on the hood in front of the driver side wheel and white text printed on the driver side front and back doors reading "Shine Shine". Above each of the cars is a coral hand balled in a fist with the knuckles facing and the letters "HOPE" in light brown, one letter on each finger. Above the fist is a yellow oval with a black leafy wreath border. Inside the oval is a drawn portrait of Barack Obama wearing a coral shirt and black suit jacket and necktie. He looks upward to the right. His eyes are highlighted in coral and his teeth are yellow with a white five-pointed star at one corner of his parted lips as if they are shining in the light. A yellow banner with black text below the oval reads "HOORAY / FOR THE / PRESIDENT". This same oval drawn portrait is oriented sideways and printed down the middle section without the banner of text. A yellow cardinal sits on the rose vines between each of the sideways oval portraits in this middle section. On the outer sections between the repeating oval portraits above the "HOPE" fists and town cards is a black outlined circle with a yellow interior background and another drawn portrait of Obama. In this portrait he wears a white shirt with black suit jacket and necktie and looks straight at the viewer with his mouth closed but slightly smiling. Coral text printed inside the black border reads "PEOPLE OF THE WORLD THIS IS OUR MOMENT THIS IS OUR TIME". The designer's name "Shine Shine" is printed in black on the top selvedge.
- Place made
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Textiles
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Design
- Identity
- Politics
- Textile design
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
- Object number
- 2017.16.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button featuring Nelson Mandela
- Manufactured by
- Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975
- Subject of
- Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- after 1975
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring a black and white photograph of Nelson Mandela. Surrounding the photograph on three sides is yellow and green type. Yellow and green type reads, [NELSON / MANDELA / THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE]. White type along bottom edge, [DONNELLY COLT CUSTOMPRINTING, BOX 188 HAMPTON, CT. 06247 203-455-9621].
- Cultural Place
- South Africa, Africa
- Place made
- Hampton, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Africa
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Justice
- Politics
- Prisons
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for a March Against Apartheid in New York City
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Distributed by
- New York Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Council, American, 1986 - 1989
- Date
- June 14, 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button supporting a June 14, 1986 March Against Apartheid in New York City. The background of the button is yellow. Black and red text throughout the button reads [March Against Apartheid / June 14 / Remember Soweto]. Behind the text, at center, is a depiction of a shackle. The exterior edge of the button has black text that reads [NYAACC] followed by a phone number. There is also an illegible manufacturer's stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- 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
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- International affairs
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- © New York Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Council. Permission required for use.
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Pinback button against Apartheid
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1948-1999
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/16 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A green pinback button with pink and black text. The text from top to bottom reads [African / People / Are / Ready / To / Have / Equality / Independence / Dignity]. The first letter of each word is in pink and forms the word [Apartheid] down the left side. In the bottom right corner black text reads ["Benga"]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Cultural Place
- South Africa, Africa
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Decolonization
- Identity
- International affairs
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.78
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button with "Stop Apartheid" slogan
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1948-1999
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A black pinback button with red and green lettering. The background of the button is black at center red and green lettering read [Stop Apartheid]. The back of the button has metal pin with a clasp.
- Cultural Place
- South Africa, Africa
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- International affairs
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.81
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Placard reading "Sanction South Africa Now!"
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- late 20th century
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper, printing ink, string
- Dimensions
- H x W: 28 1/16 × 22 in. (71.3 × 55.9 cm)
- Description
- The placard is somewhat larger than an average human torso, white, and rectangular. It is relatively sturdy paper, similar to thick cardstock, with two punched holes, roughly seven inches apart, centered at the top. String threads through both holes and is meant to support the weight of the placard when hung around the neck. There are 4 lines of large black text centered on the placard's front which reads: [SANCTION/SOUTH/AFRICA/NOW!]. "NOW!" also has a bolded underline.
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine M. Bailey
- Object number
- 2013.200.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button supporting African Liberation
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation, American, 1978 - 1990
- Date
- October 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 11/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button advocating for African Liberation. The pin has a white background with orange text throughout that reads [Afro-Americans / In Anti-Imperialist Solidarity / With / African Liberation / Dunbar High School / Chicago - October 19, 20, 21, 1973]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's stamps in orange print. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- South Africa, Africa
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Liberation Support Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- International affairs
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button promoting ANC's Solidarity with South African Women
- Manufactured by
- N.G. Slater Corp., American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
- Attributed to
- People's Anti-War Mobilization, American, founded 1970s
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring a black and white graphic of a person raising their fist in the air. Black type, set against white background, reads, [Now you/have touched/the women,/you have/struck/a rock!/1984: ANC Year of/Solidarity with/South African/Women]. Border of button's back has black type that reads, [PEOPLE'S ANTI-WAR MOBILIZATION 19 W. 21 ST, N.Y.C. 212-741-0633 N.G. SLATER CORP. N.Y.C.].
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Africa
- Justice
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Violence
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement, American, 1970 - 1977
- Date
- 1970-1977
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement. The top have of the button has a black background and the bottom half of the button has a green background. Pink lettering throughout the button reads [No Bullshit / Boycott Polaroid]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Cultural Place
- South Africa, Africa
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Business
- International affairs
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.82
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Presidential campaign poster for Nelson Mandela
- Issued by
- African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
- Subject of
- Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Date
- 1994
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 24 3/4 × 16 15/16 in. (62.9 × 43 cm)
- Description
- A presidential campaign poster for Nelson Mandela issued by the African National Congress (ANC). The poster is black, in portrait orientation, and centrally features a black-and-white bust image of Nelson Mandela. The image is bordered by yellow and green bands, with the text [MANDELA / FOR PRESIDENT!] above the image, and [THE PEOPLE'S / CHOICE!] below the image, in yellow lettering bordered by green. The ANC’s logo is positioned in the bottom right corner of the image of Mandela. The logo consists of a black-and-white shield, a wheel, a hand wrapped around a spear behind a black, green and gold flag, against a black, green and gold flag background. Block white text running along the bottom edge of the poster reads [ISSUED BY ANC, PWV REGION, DEPT. OF INFORMATION & PUBLICITY, 207 JEPPE STREET, JOHANNESBURG 2000]. The reverse is blank except for black, printed lines on each edge.
- Place printed
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- political posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
- 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
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Pinback button advocating for a boycott of Portuguese products
- Manufactured by
- AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
- Issued by
- The Committee for a Free South Africa, American, founded 1973
- Date
- ca. 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/16 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Caption
- This button was issued by the Committee for a Free South Africa. The button advocates for people to boycott Portuguese products to help support the independence movements of African nations including Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.
- Description
- A pinback button advocating for the boycott of Portuguese products. The background of the button is white. Black text at the top and bottom of the button reads [Boycott / Products of Portugal]. At center, is an image of two Portuguese wines, Lancers and Mateus. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's union stamp in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Portugal, Europe
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South Africa, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.131
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button promoting the ANC and a free South Africa
- Published by
- Fund for a Free South Africa, founded 1985
- Subject of
- African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- after 1985
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Round, pin-back button featuring an image of a dove next to a green silhouette of South Africa. Button has black background and yellow type. Type reads, [A / N / C / FOR A FREE / SOUTH AFRICA!].
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Africa
- Decolonization
- Freedom
- Justice
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Separate But Equal: Apartheid
- Created by
- Pindell, Howardena Doreen, American, born 1943
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- acrylic, pressure-sensitive tape, rhinestone, wood, metal, silicone, zircon, canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (painting): 21 1/2 × 24 × 3 in. (54.6 × 61 × 7.6 cm)
- H x W x D (frame): 30 × 28 × 7 in. (76.2 × 71.1 × 17.8 cm)
- Description
- A mixed media artwork referencing apartheid in South Africa. The work features a black and white canvas studded with rhinestones; a white strip forms a horizontal plane atop a black field. The canvas has been ripped and then sewn together, leaving a diagonal gash along the right side of the work. Words have been superimposed on the black field using black vinyl tape: Apartheid, Camps, The Mines, Disappearances, Pass Book, Endless Labor, 0 Votes, Detention, Interrogation, SOWETO. Words have been added to the white part of the canvas using white vinyl tape: Indifference, Separate State, Cruel, Profit, The Bomb, Barbaric, Killers, Comfort, Parasitic, Apartheid. There is a wooden frame around the plaster with nails protruding out from it.
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- multimedia works
- Topic
- Africa
- Art
- Politics
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.80
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1987 Howardena Pindell