Old Jim Crow Has Got to Go!

Creator Name

New Age Publishers, American;
Henry Winston, American, 1911 - 1986;
Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1940s

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

Pamphlet consisting of black and white text on yellowed paper and black margins. Illustrated on the cover a fist has punched through a barrier with labels including "personage," "lynching," "segregation," and "poll taxes."

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Title

Old Jim Crow Has Got to Go!

Creator

New Age Publishers, American, Published by;
Henry Winston, American, 1911 - 1986, Written by;
Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919, Subject of

Worktype

pamphlets; Pamphlets

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1940s;
Date: 1941

Provenance

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

Style Period

Rights

CC0

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Location

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; American South; Civil Rights; Lynching; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics; Segregation; Civil rights

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