cover image: Flier advertising rally to make May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day

Flier advertising rally to make May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day

This flier announces a rally to make May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day. [Fight Racism at Home and Abroad-- / Make May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day]. The flier has an image of a man with his fist in the air in the background. To the Right is a box with text that reads, [Free all prisoners of apartheid!] and includes a list of names of the men and women in the [SASO 9] and [SWAPO 6]. The paragraphs continue describing America's involvement in apartheid in Africa. Towards the bottom is the proclamation, [RALLY Saturday May 1.... / MARCH 2:30 pm ...] with all the information necessary. Following that is a [Partial list of endorsers:] that include, [African National Council (Zimbabwe), African Youth Movement, American Committee on Africa, Association of Vietnamese Patriots in the U.S., Vernon Bellecourt-American Indian Movement, Dan Berrigan, Center for the United Labor Action, Rev. John Collins- N.Y. Council of the United Methodist Church, Committee for the Freedom of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Prisoners, Edward Davis-show steward CWA, Bob Dorsey-Advisory Council Taxi Drivers Union Local 3036, Eritreans for Liberation, Carlos Feliciano, Friends of Haiti, Group of Khmer Residents in the U.S., Beverly Grant-singer, Harlem Consumer Education Council, Lennox Hines-Pres. National Conference of Black Lawyers, Mack Harris, Jr.,- show steward CWA, Bill Hoffman-author and journalist, Jim Houten-Harlem Fight Back, Iranian Students Assoc. (world Fed.), Bill Kaessinger-Executive Board member Teamsters Local 10, Floreynce Kennedy-Coalition Against Racism and Sexism, Yuri Kockiyama-Nat'l Comm. for Defense of Political Prisoners, William Kunstler, Cheryl Labash-Vice Chairwoman Clerical Section Local 100 TWU, Mark Lane, Liberation Support Movement, Conrad Lynn, Kate May shop steward CWA, Mark Nelson-shop steward CWA, Imari Obadele-Pres. Provisional Gov't of Republic of New Africa, Pan African Congress of Anzia (PAC, Peace and Equal Rights Committee (Red Bank, N.J.) People Democratic Association, Larry Scott-show steward CWA, Timor Defense Committee, Jay Schulman-Coordinator Nat'l Jury Project, SWAPO, Dennis Segrette-Pres. N.Y.S. Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Joe Walker-journalist, United Black Workers, Florence Wright-shop steward CWA, Yonkers People for Peace.] The back of the flier repeats the text from the front, except for the endorsers, in Spanish.
africa anti-apartheid movements black power decolonization african americans international affairs activism african american multilingual communication general motors corporation pan africanism u.s. history, 1969-2001 people's movement for the liberation of angola pan african students organization in the americas south west africa people's organization kissinger, henry alfred south african student organisation ford, gerald rudolph myeza, lindane moodley, strinivasa rajoo namibinga, rauna naimi nombowo nangolo, andreas nkomo, nkwenkwe nefolovhodwe, pandelani muchimba, aron sedibe, gaboroni ngaihondjwa, anna african american - latinx solidarity lekota, mosiuosa nchaupe mokoape ismael, solly shikongo, hendrik cooper, sathasivian

Authors

Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977, People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1956, General Motors Corporation, founded 1908, President Gerald Rudolph Ford, American, 1913 - 2006, Henry Alfred Kissinger, German American, born 1923, South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960, Saths Cooper, South African, born 1950, Lindane Myeza, Angolan, founded 1952, Mosiuosa Lekota, South African, born 1948, Nkwenkwe Nkomo, Angolan, born 1952, Nchaupe Mokoape, South African, born 1944, Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, South African, born 1947, Strini Moodley, South African, 1946 - 2006, Solly Ismael, Gaboroni Sedibe, born 1951, Aron Muchimba, Namibian, 1946 - 2014, Andreas Nangolo, Namibian, Hendrik Shikongo, Namibian, Rauna Namibinga, Namibian, Naimi Nombowo, Namibian, Anna Ngaihondjwa, Namibian, South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977

Collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera Pan Africanism Anti-apartheid movements African American - Latinx Solidarity
Date published
1970s
Dates
1970s
Format
Ink on paper
Pages
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Place Discussed
United States of America Angola Namibia South Africa Zimbabwe
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Angola
Rights
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/e820ac989266b83e6206d1463066dba1

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