2010.54.19060

untitled (literacy in Nicaragua)
circa 1980
27.375 in HIGH x 19 in WIDE
(69.53 cm HIGH x 48.26 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.19060

"12" printed at the bottom right.

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a black and white photo of people sitting at desks writing in workbooks. To the bottom left of the image is "the campaign to teach all Nicaraguans how to read / and write continues in spite of the war. / ''education is important. if we know how to read, / then we can''t be cheated like we were before the / revolution.''" To the right are translations in two other languages. At the bottom of the poster is a black and white photo of people sitting on the edges of a trailer. To the bottom left of the image is "the general assembly of the Never Oporta Coopera- / tive. / ''this month''s meeting was a lot more organized, / more people talked than used to. when the cooperative / first started out, you had to wait an hour and a half before / anybody would dare to give their opinion. nobody really / knew what to do. it''s a completely new thing for the / campesinos (peasants) - to be asked their opinion!" To the left are two translations, as above.

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