cover image: Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid

Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid

This flyer solicits pledges to stand against South African apartheid. The top of the flyer reads: [we say no / to apartheid / We take this pledge: in solemn resolve to refuse any encouragement of, or indeed, any / professional association with the present Republic of South Africa, this until the day / when all its people shall equally enjoy the educational and cultural advantages of that / rich and beautiful land.] After listing celebrities that have taken the pledge [SAMMY DAVIS, JR. DIAHANN CARROLL WILT CHAMBERLAIN ...] large bolded text reads: [will you say no / to apartheid?]. The back of the flyer details the American Committee on Africa's activities and members. The top of the page reads: [AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA].
africa anti-apartheid movements black power african americans international affairs activism african american actors pan africanism actors and actresses u.s. history, 1969-2001 american committee on africa baldwin, james johnson, rafer lewis lichtenstein, roy abernathy, ralph david davis, sammy roundtree, richard chamberlain, wilt carroll, diahann a. philip randolph institute davis, ossie peters, brock booth, william h cosby, bill poitier, sidney ashe, arthur dee, ruby gregory, dick seeger, pete

Authors

American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001, William H. Booth, American, 1922 - 2006, Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990, Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017, Diahann Carroll, American, 1935 - 2019, Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014, Wilt Chamberlain, American, 1936 - 1999, Bill Cosby, American, born 1937, Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990, Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993, Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 - 1997, Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014, Brock Peters, American, 1927 - 2005, Richard Roundtree, American, born 1942, James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987, A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965, Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022, Rafer Lewis Johnson, American, 1934 - 2020

Collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera Pan Africanism Anti-apartheid movements
Date published
1970s
Dates
1970s
Format
Ink on paper
Pages
H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Place Discussed
United States of America South Africa
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
South Africa
Rights
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/beab52d44df371e0b0eb1f505cfa8fcf

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