2010.54.15218

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Our History Did Not Begin In Chains
Our History Did Not Begin In Chains
Late 20th Early 21st Century
33 in HIGH x 23.25 in WIDE
(83.82 cm HIGH x 59.05 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.15218






Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background. Across the top of the poster is "Our History Did Not Begin In Chains / And It Will Not End In Chains Malcolm X" in white. Below the text are three images with captions showing "African agricultural products and mehtods / of cultivation in 1603", "ruins of the ancient African city of Zimbabwe" and a "bronze panel from Benin, Nigeria". At the left center is an image of an ivory mask with a caption below. At the right are illustrations and images showing African interacting with colonists and each other. Across the bottom is a quote from Cabral about how the colonists took away the Natives'' history and freedom.
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