Flyer advertising an event entitled Angola: From Liberation to Reconstruction

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Created by
Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
Subject of
Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961
Asian Youth Movement, British, 1970 - 1989
People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1956
Brath, Elombe, American, 1936 - 2014
Patrice Lumumba Coalition, American, founded 1975
Smith, Melba, American
Edmunds, Mimi, Americans
Holmes, Larry, American, born 1949
Date
March 1976
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Description
This flyer advertises a two-day seminar about reconstruction in Angola. The flyer is white paper with black text and features a photograph Angolan activists. The flyer reads: [ANGOLA: FROM LIBERATION TO RECONSTRUCTION / A 2-DAY SEMINAR ON / THE UM SO POVO PRO- / GRAM OF RECONCILIATION / AND RECONSTRUCTION IN / ANGOLA / PLACE: HIGHER GROUND CINEMA / 26 W. 20 STREET N.Y.C / TIME: / 8:00 P.M. / MON-TUE MARCH 15-16 / HEAR / Melba Smith, MPLA Solidarity Ctee. / Mimi Edmunds, MPLA Solidarity Ctee. / Larry Holmes, YAWF. (Delegate to the recent / seminar in Havana with MPLA Officials). / Elombe Brath, Patrice Lumumba Coalition, / (Recently returned from an official trip to / the People's Republic of Angola). / SEE / "ANGOLA: 2nd. WAR OF LIBERATION," a film made / by the MPLA. / DONATION / $1.00 / Sponsored by PASOA, YAWF, AYM, (partial list) / For info call 280-3992, 989-3602, AL5-8033 / APARTHEID OUT OF ANGOLA." FREE THE SASO 9!]. The back of the flyer lists the March programs of the Pan African Students Organization in the Americas.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Angola, Central Africa, Africa
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Pan Africanism
Anti-apartheid movements
Type
fliers (printed matter)
Topic
Activism
Africa
Associations and institutions
Black power
Decolonization
International affairs
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.97.27.39
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aef1abde-5b9e-4084-845d-fbf30adaf0d8