Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
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 text [WASHINGTON'S BLACK/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE WAR/FRIDAY 26TH/THOUSANDS OF D.C. BLACK/STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1968
Object number
2013.201.11.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
fliers (printed matter)
Medium
paper, ink
Dimensions
H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Education
International affairs
Local and regional
Politics
Resistance
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.201.11.1-.2