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Poster for Poor People's Campaign
- Distributed by
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 20 11/16 × 14 3/4 × 7/16 in. (52.6 × 37.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- This is a Spanish language poster for the Poor People’s Campaign, targeted specifically towards Puerto Ricans. Text at the top of the poster reads "POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN/ PUERTORRIQUENOS MARCHAN/ A Washington en la Campana de los Pobres." Below the text is an image of a man, a fedora hat shadowing his upper face. He holds his right hand in front of his face with his thumb at the corner of his mouth. Under the image is text that reads "En su vecindario, informese con:" In the bottom right corner is text that reads "SABADO/ 8 DE JUNIO/ DE 1968/ Unase a/ La Marcha! / Telefonos: / Dia. 245-0700 ext. 751/ Noche. 874-3090/ Radio City Station/ P.O. Box 54."
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Graphic design
- Language
- Poverty
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the Brownsville Community Council
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (3.8 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button for the Brownsville Community Federal Credit Union and Community Council in Brooklyn, New York. The button has a red outer edge and green center. Black text around the edge reads [Brownsville Community Federal Credit Union]. At center there is a yellow triangle with black text in each line that reads [Brownsville Community Council]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Commerce
- Communities
- Poverty
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.128
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button for the 1965 Harlem Olympics
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Created by
- Project Uplift, American, founded 1965
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/8 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 1 cm)
- Caption
- Project Uplift was a program associated with the Great Society, an initiative set forth by the Democratic Party to eliminate poverty and racism from 1964-1965.
- Description
- A pinback button for the 1965 Harlem Olympics. The background of the button is white. Blue text around the top edge reads [Harlem Olympics]. At center, in blue, is a depiction of a torch and four rings. Below the torch and rings blue text reads [1965 / Project Uplift].The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Communities
- Education
- Labor
- Poverty
- Social reform
- Sports
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Urban life
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Flier for the Black Community Survival Conference
- Created by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Subject of
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Huggins, Ericka, American, born 1948
- Dellums, Ron, American, born 1935
- Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
- Eve, Arthur O., American, born 1933
- Date
- 1972
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- Double-sided poster or flier advertising the 1972 Black Community Survival Conference with promotion provided by the Black Panther Party's Angela Davis People's Free Food Program. Printed in black and red on white paper. Each side features black & white photographs, black & red text and has [10,000 FREE BAGS OF / GROCERIES / (WITH CHICKENS / IN EVERY BAG)] at the top. One side features photographs of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Ron Dellums, and Ericka Huggins. It includes a list of conference speakers and a blank registration form. The other side features images of Ira Simmons, D'Army Bailey, Julian Bond, Rev. Charles Koen, Father Earl Neil, and The Persuasions (three images). Also pictured is a woman administering a medical test to two young boys next to the text [10,000 FREE / SICKLE CELL / ANEMIA TESTS / TO BE GIVEN / AT CONFERENCE].
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for NWRO membership
- Manufactured by
- Larry Fox Assoc., American
- Subject of
- National Welfare Rights Organization, American, 1966 - 1975
- Date
- 1966-1975
- 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 square pinback button for the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO). The button has blue background. There is a white box at center that has red lettering above and below the (NWRO) symbol that reads [NWRO / Member]. The back of the button has the manufacture’s information printed along the edges in white ink. At center of the back, there is a meatal pin with a clasp.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Identity
- Justice
- Labor
- Politics
- Poverty
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.88
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Poster for the Young Lords Breakfast Program
- Created by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1969-1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (56.2 × 43.5 cm)
- Description
- A white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of the poster is black text that reads: [SUPPORT FREE BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHILDREN / YOUNG LORDS FEED HOT MEALS/ TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN EVERY DAY / we would like to feed more children / DONATIONS OF FOOD & MONEY ARE NEEDED/Young Lords Organization / 75 Park Ave., Newark 482-8313]. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place depicted
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Decolonization
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Poverty
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights
- Created by
- United Press International, American, founded 1907
- Subject of
- King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- May 12, 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)
- Description
- A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
- Object number
- 2011.17.142
- Restrictions & Rights
- © United Press International. Permission required for use.