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Poster advocating a boycott of the 1968 Olympics signed by Harry Edwards
- Issued by
- Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
- Illustrated by
- Bozé
- Subject of
- International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
- Signed by
- Edwards, Harry, American, born 1942
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 7/8 × 17 5/16 in. (58.1 × 44 cm)
- Description
- A poster advocating the boycott of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The poster has a white background and black text and design. At the top text surrounding the Olympic rings reads: [Olympic Games]. Below that text, at center, is a large circle. Inside the circle, there is text and a drawing. The drawing depicts outlines of the United States and Africa; raised fists come out from the inner edges of the outlines. Text in the middle of the circle reads: 1968 / Black America / & / Africa / United / 32 Black African Nations Have Voted To Boycott the '68 Olympics]. Below the circle large black text reads: [Can We Do Less?]. Outside the circle, to the bottom right, small black print reads: [Bozé]. Outside the circle, to the bottom left, is the signature of Harry Edwards. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
- Object number
- 2016.66.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Sociology of Sport
- Published by
- Dorsey Press, American
- Written by
- Edwards, Harry, American, born 1942
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (opened): 9 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (23.5 × 34.6 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book titled Sociology of Sport. The book, written by Harry Edwards contains 395 pages and includes text and photographs. The cover of the book is white, gray, black and red. The title is in black print in the upper right of the cover and Edwards name is in white ink in the bottom left. The back cover of the book is white with black text at the bottom that reads: [1710001 /ISBN 0-256-01415-9]. The bottom edge and top edge of the book have a red stamp from the Miami-Dade Junior College Library. There are additional stamps from the library on the first two pages of the book. There is an alphanumeric inscription in the top left corner of the copyright page. The back interior cover of the book has a slip holder and two stickers from the library.
- Place used
- Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
- Object number
- 2016.66.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The Dorsey Press 1973. Permission required for use.