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Flyer advertising student strike against the Vietnam War

Creator Name

Unidentified;
Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1960s

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description
White flyer with black text covering the whole of the front and back. Text is a combination of typed text and handwritten text. On the front, in the middle third on the left, are two (2) black and white images. The top image is of wounded and dead soldiers on the ground near buildings. The lower image is of police officers standing over bodies lying on the ground surrounded by smoke. At the top third is handwritten text [ON FRIDAY APRIL 26 THOUSANDS OF BLACK STUDENTS IN/EVERY PART OFHTE U.S. AND THROUGHOUT THE THIRD WORLD/WILL STAY OUT OF CLASSES IN A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR/AND THE RACIST DRAFT]. On the back in the upper half is large handwritten ...

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Title

Flyer advertising student strike against the Vietnam War

Creator

Unidentified, Created by;
Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010, Owned by

Worktype

fliers (printed matter); Fliers (printed matter)

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

paper, ink

Dimensions

H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)

Technique

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Language

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Date

1960s;
Date: 1968

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Style Period

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Rights

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CC0
CC0

Inscription

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Location

Washington; District of Columbia; United States; North and Central America

Subjects

African American; Education; International affairs; Local and regional; Politics; Resistance; Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Topic

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