On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Published by
Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
Written by
League of Struggle for Negro Rights, American, 1930 - 1935
Illustrated by
Refregier, Anton, Russian American, 1905 - 1979
Date
1932
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 7 9/16 x 4 15/16 in. (19.2 x 12.6 cm)
Description
A pamphlet printed on white paper in black ink with the words “They Shall Not Die! / Stop the Legal Lynching! / The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures” printed at the top. The image at center of the cover depicts a black man and a white man chopping down a tree labeled LYNCHING. The date, publisher and illustrator’s name are listed in the bottom left corner of the pamphlet.
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Anti-Lynching Movement
Type
pamphlets
Topic
Civil rights
Justice
Lynching
Mass media
Politics
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
2010.55.39
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dcfd9378-f9f0-42b4-95bc-1cfa9cd67883

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