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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 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 protesting apartheid and economic investment in South Africa
- Manufactured by
- Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1983
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (3.7 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring a white outline of Africa with the countries of South Africa and Namibia highlighted in red. Outline of Africa is set against a red, black, and green outline. Black and white type appear on front of button. Type reads, [ABOLISH/APARTHEID/DIVEST NOW]. Border of button's back has white type that reads, [©1983 DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS BOX 188 HAMPTON, CT. 06247].
- 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
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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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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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Pinback button protesting apartheid
- Manufactured by
- Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975
- Designed by
- Helfet, Clive, American
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- metal, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Square pin-back featuring a black silhouette of Africa. Button has yellow, green, red, and white type. Type reads, [KEEP THE/PRESSURE/ON/APARTHEID]. The [N] in [on] has crosshairs imposed over it. Border of button's back has white type on all sides that reads, [©1990 Africa Fund/MFG. BY DONNELLY/COLT., BOX 188/DESIGN: KAPTEIN KUNS/HAMPTON, CT 06247 (203) 455-9621].
- 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
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.28
- 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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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
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Pinback button for New Jesrsey Anti-Apartheid Mobilization
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- New Jersey Anti-Apartheid Mobilization Coalition, American
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter (depth includes pin): 2 1/4 x 5/16 in. (5.7 x 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A metal and plastic button, orange with black text and a green silhouette of Africa. The text reads: [New Jersey Anti-Apartheid Mobilization / Free South Africa / November 9, 1985].
- Place used
- New Jersey, 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
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2011.105.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Africa Calling: "Isolate the Racists!": The Liberation Struggle in Southern Africa
- Published by
- New Outlook Publishers, American
- Written by
- Pittman, John, American, 1905 - 1987
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 in. (19 x 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet discussing Apartheid in Africa. The front cover has white text at top on a yellow background. Beneath the text, in brown ink, the abstract faces of four people with fists raised is at center. The interior contains thirty-one pages of text. The back of the pamphlet has an advertisement for New Outlook Publishers.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Africa
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.93
- Restrictions & Rights
- © New Outlook Publishers. Permission required for use.
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Pinback button protesting apartheid
- Manufactured by
- N.G. Slater Corp., American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Columbia University, American, founded 1754
- African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper, plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/2 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 0.6 cm)
- Caption
- In April of 1985, a group organized by the Coalition for a Free South Africa (CFSA) at Columbia University staged a protest to force Columbia to divest fully from corporations operating in South Africa as a response to the injustice of apartheid. Trustees of the university convened several months later and adopted the recommendations of the students, officially divesting the University's investments with South African connections.
- Description
- A striped pinback button protesting Columbia University's involvement in South African companies. The background colors, black, green, and yellow, are those of the African National Congress flag. Red text on the button reads: [APARTHEID / KILLS! / DIVEST NOW! / Columbia / OUT OF / S. AFRICA]. The manufacturer's mark appears on both the top and bottom of the button. There is a small stain on the bottom rim of the button with scratches and some etching on the metal back plate. The back of the button has a metal fastener and clasp.
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Columbia University, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Africa
- Communication
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Justice
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.178.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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South Africa and the Reagan Factor
- Published by
- Daily World, American
- Written by
- Winston, Henry, American, 1911 - 1986
- Subject of
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- President Reagan, Ronald, American, 1911 - 2004
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/16 x 3 11/16 in. (21.4 x 9.4 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet made of blue and black ink on white paper. The front cover has the title and publication information. The interior consists of fourteen pages of text. The back cover features a tear-away subscription for People's Daily World.
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for national march against Apartheid and U.S. in Central America
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
- Caption
- This pin was made for a march on Washington on April 25, 1987. Protesters called for an end to US military interference in Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. They also criticized the American government’s support of the apartheid South African government, which at the time, occupied Namibia and was at war with Angola.
- Description
- A round pin with the central white dove on a white and blue background. The upper portion of the pin is blue and white text along the supper curve reads [MARCH ON WASHINGTON]. The white dove has red text inside that reads [April / 25]. The bottom of the pin has a wave of white with red text [NO TO APARTHEID / U.S. OUT OF CENTRAL AMERICA !].
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nicaragua, Latin America, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- El Salvador, Latin America, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Namibia, Africa
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- International affairs
- Justice
- Military
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Literary Corner: Introduction to African English Poetry with Brooks Robinson (side a) / Dennis Brutus’ Life and Works (side b)
- Created by
- Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
- Interview of
- Brutus, Dennis, South African, 1924 - 2009
- Subject of
- Okigbo, Christopher, Nigerian, 1932 - 1967
- bin Robert, Shaaban, Tanzanian, 1909 - 1962
- Directed by
- Cham, Robert
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- plastic and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
- Duration (side a): 00:14:48
- Duration (side b): 00:14:51
- Title
- Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
- Description
- A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Intro to African English Poetry]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Dennis Brutus].
- Side A: “Introduction to African English Poetry with Brooks Robinson”
- Episode 18 of the Literary Corner radio program. The episode is entitled “Introduction to African English Poetry with Brooks Robinson,” and begins with host Brooks Robinson providing an overview of the episode. Some of the main subjects covered in this episode include the three major themes in African oral poetry; non-English, 19th-century, written poetry (French, German, Arabic); African poetry in the 1930s and 1940s; Anglophone African poets/poetry such as Wole Soyinka, John Pepper Clark, Gabriel Okara and Christopher Okigbo; differences between the negritude poets of the 1930s-40s and the anglophone African poets; East African poets/poetry such as John Mbiti and Shabaan Robert; comparisons between East and West African anglophone poetry; anglophone poets/poetry from southern Africa such as L.D. Raditladi, B.W. Vilakazi, Vernon February, Daniel Kunene and Dennis Brutus. The episode concludes with Robinson thanking technical director Bob Cham.
- Side B: “Dennis Brutus’ Life and Works”
- Episode 19 of the Literary Corner radio program. It begins with host Brooks Robinson introducing his guest, South African poet, Dennis Brutus. Some of the topics discussed in the episode include how and when Brutus began writing poetry; Brutus’ first poetry piece; Brutus’ attempts to challenge South Africa’s apartheid structure; his participation in the sporting boycott of South Africa during apartheid that led to the country being banned from the Olympics; retribution Brutus faced because of his anti-apartheid activities, including his imprisonment; Brutus’ published works, including Letters to Martha, a collection of poetry he penned while in Britain, exiled from South Africa. Brutus also reads some of his poetry, including “one for the children who died in the 1976 Soweto massacre.” The episode concludes with Brutus reading his poem “A Sequence for Beatriz Allende.”
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- West Africa, Africa
- East Africa, Africa
- Portfolio/Series
- The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Negritude
- Type
- audiotapes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
- Object number
- 2010.17.1.10a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Brooks B. Robinson
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The Literary Corner: Vernon February’s Life and Works (side a) / Edward Brathwaite's Life and Works (side b)
- Created by
- Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
- Interview of
- Kunene, Daniel, PhD, South African, 1923 - 2016
- February, Vernon, South African, 1938 - 2002
- Brathwiate, Edward PhD, Barbadian, 1930 - 2020
- Subject of
- Eersel, Hein, Surinamese, born 1922
- Directed by
- Cham, Robert
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- plastic and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
- Duration (side a): 00:15:07
- Duration (side b): 00:14:47
- Title
- Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
- Description
- A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Vernon February]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Edward Braithwaite].
- Side A: “Vernon February’s Life and Works”
- Episode 20 of the Literary Corner radio program. It is a discussion of creole literature and Professor February’s works entitled “Vernon February’s Life and Works.” The episode begins with Professor February commenting on the role black writers should play in the world before host Brooks Robinson formally introduces February to the audience. Some of the topics covered in this episode include Professor February’s inspiration for researching creole literature; a comparison between Negritude (Francophone) writers and Surinamese writers; a discussion of the works of the Surinamese scholar Heim Eersel. Additionally, Professor February reads some of his own poetry and poetry by Hein Eersel; poems such as “They Shoot Children, Don’t They” and several others.
- Side B: “Edward Brathwaite’s Life and Works”
- Episode 21 of the Literary Corner radio program entitled “Edward Brathwaite’s Life and Works.” It begins with host Brooks Robinson introducing his guest Edward Brathwaite. Some of the subjects discussed in this episode are Brathwaite’s childhood and his Methodist upbringing; the impact of emigrating to England on his writing, such as his experience of racism; the impact of emigrating to Ghana on his writing, and the way African culture helped him appreciate the Caribbean; the relationship between Africa and the New World; cultural, linguistic and phenotypical similarities between Ghanaians and West Indians; the connection between his work in Jamaica and his previous work. Additionally, he reads two of the poems from his book Rites of Passage. The episode concludes with Brathwaite reciting his poem “Starvation” in a West Indian dialect as the outro music plays.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Netherlands, Europe
- Suriname, Caribbean, South America
- South Africa, Africa
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Portfolio/Series
- The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- audiotapes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
- Object number
- 2010.17.1.11a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Brooks B. Robinson
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Donation slip of the Anti- Apartheid Day Committee
- Created by
- May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee, American
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (8.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This donation slip of the Anti-Apartheid Day Committee solicits donations and volunteer work. The slip is white paper with black text that reads: [Return to May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee / I can give out leaflets or put up posters. Here is my donation of $ [blank space] to help the work. / I can help by: [blank space] NAME (Please Print) [blank space] PHONE [blank space] STREET [blank space] CITY [blank space] STATE [blank space] ZIP [blank space] / Organization, Union, School or other Affiliation [blank space]]. The slip has not been filled out. The back of the slip is blank.
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Anti-apartheid movements
- 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
- 2015.97.27.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
- 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
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © George Cohen. Permission required for use.
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Flyer advertising The East Coast Regional Conference of CAR
- Created by
- International Committee Against Racism, American, 1973 - 1996
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises the East Coast Regional Conference on segregation and apartheid. The flyer is white with black text. The flyer features two long paragraphs explaining the struggles in South Africa and the activities of the Committee Against Racism. The title reads [COME TO THE EAST COAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE] and the tagline at the bottom reads [SEGREGATION HERE, APARTHEID THERE / SMASH RACISM EVERYWHERE!]. The back of the flyer is blank except for handwritten text in the bottom right corner that reads [1978].
- Place depicted
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- Education
- International affairs
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions