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Poster for Poor People's Campaign

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Distributed by

    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

    Description

    This is a Spanish language poster for the Poor People’s Campaign, targeted specifically towards Puerto Ricans. Text at the top of the poster reads "POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN/ PUERTORRIQUENOS MARCHAN/ A Washington en la Campana de los Pobres." Below the text is an image of a man, a fedora hat shadowing his upper face. He holds his right hand in front of his face with his thumb at the corner of his mouth. Under the image is text that reads "En su vecindario, informese con:" In the bottom right corner is text that reads "SABADO/ 8 DE JUNIO/ DE 1968/ Unase a/ La Marcha! / Telefonos: / Dia. 245-0700 ext. 751/ Noche. 874-3090/ Radio City Station/ P.O. Box 54."

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1968

    Object number

    2015.97.18

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    posters

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 20 11/16 × 14 3/4 × 7/16 in. (52.6 × 37.4 × 1.1 cm)

    Place depicted

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

    See more items in

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

    Movement

    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    Design
    Graphic design
    Language
    Poverty
    Social reform

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7d281aa-f0de-4bf0-84fb-940226a48186

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.97.18

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