2010.54.13561
Outstanding Black Americans of the 20th century
1993
17 in HIGH x 21.375 in WIDE
(43.18 cm HIGH x 54.29 cm WIDE)
(43.18 cm HIGH x 54.29 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.13561
Barcode and Creative Teaching Press recycled paper logo at the bottom left. "CTP 5499 (c) 1993 Creative Teaching Press, Inc. printed in Cypress, CA U.S.A." printed in white along the bottom edge on the right. "illustration by Stephen Marchesi" printed in white vertically up the bottom right edge.
Poster has a printed purple border all around with a green background at the left and a stylized color image at the right. At the top of the purple in yellow is "Outstanding / Black Americans / of the 20th century / literature, entertainment, and sports" followed by a light yellow text box with black text. At the top of the text box is an introductory paragraph, followed by two columns of names of "Outstanding Black Americans", the dates of their lives and a short biography. Featured African Americans include Marian Anderson, Langston Hughes, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Alex Haley, Maya Angelou, Quincy Jones, Bill Cosby, Wilma Rudolph, Arthur Ashe, Alice Walker and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The names correspond with the image at the right, showing a mural of the individuals with minor illustrations relating to what made each person famous.
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