african american

1974

Poster has a thick white border overall. Poster has a black background. The upper left portion of the poster has a photograph of three police officers wearing wide brimmed hats and masks that...

1970

Poster has an outlined banner at the top with "Free the Soledad Brothers" printed in it. There are three black and white photographs with labels under. The top photo has "Photograph by Ruth-Marion...

1971

Poster has a white background that fades to black. In the center is a photograph of a large fist holding an image of Angela Davis' face behind jail cell bars. The bottom center has "Angela"...

1968

Poster has a black and white drawings of people of African descent overall. In the center is Martin Luther King. The top edge has "Poor People's Campaign 1968" in white. The bottom...

c. 1980

Poster has a red background with images in the center of prominent African figures and leaders. On the left is an image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and on the right and Egyptian obelisk. The top...

1967

Small poster with a green background and black text. Poster reads from top to bottom, "The Young Men's Social Club/ Presents/ Cultural and Social Liberation/ for/ Afro-American Nationalists/ Tue....

Free the S.F. State Strikers
1969

Poster has a black and white drawing of a man's face that resembles a pig face. The head is over a large black body with small hands clasped in the middle. Below is "Free the S.F. State...

untitled (man speaking toward the sky)
1974

Poster has a central drawn oval image of a man with his face pointed toward the sky and his mouth opened in speech. Verso of poster has information on Charles White. At the top right is a black...

Septima Clark & Rosa Parks
1980

Poster has red and orange ink printed on white paper, with a braided line border. At the top is a plant graphic and "Septima & Rosa / Clark Parks". At the center are photos of the two women...

1995

Poster is modeled after the iconic image of Huey Newton of the Black Panther Party sitting in a wicker chair holding a spear in his left hand and a shotgun in his right. The photo was recreated...

We Sahll Overcome
1966

Poster printed on white paper. At the top and bottom are orange musical scales with black music notes and "We Shall Overcome" in black at the top and "We Shall Live In Peace" in black at the...

Freedom from Racism & War!
1968

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. Text reads "1929 - Martin Luther King - 1968 / rally / to his / dream... / freedom / from racism / & war!" with a stylized image of King at the top...

Angela Davis
1969

Poster has a black and white illustration of Angela Davis printed on white paper with Davis'' name is printed in black at the bottom center.

Angela Davis
1969

Poster has a black and white illustration of Angela Davis printed on a pink and yellow background. Davis'' name is printed in black at the bottom center.

Wanted
1970

Poster has brown ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is "Wanted" with four illustrations - one of a fist with a broken shackle around it''s wrist, and illustrations of H. Rap Brown, Angela...

Circa 1968

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Free Huey" with a photo of Huey Newton behind bars. At the bottom of the poster is "The Spirit Of The People / Is...

Huey P. Newton
1971

Poster has a black and white illustration of Huey Newton printed on white paper. Centered at the bottom is "Huey P. Newton".

Carl Hampton
1971

Poster has a black and white background photo of a man speaking. Text starting at the left center reads "Carl Hampton / murdered by Houston police, July 1970 / You Can Kill / A Revolutionary, /...

Revolution!
1970

Poster printed on white paper with a central red stylized background with an illustration of a child peeking through a hole in a wall. White text on the piece reads "Revolution! / Nigger".

untitled (human rights activists)
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poste rhas white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with stylized images of Malcolm X, Eldridge Cleaver, Huey P. Newton and Le Roi Jones, with their names printed below their image.

Angela Davis
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black and white photo of Angela Davis printed on white paper. At the bottom center is "Angela Davis".

untitled (faces)
1971

Poster has black ink printed on a green background with stylized illustrations of African American activists.

Wanted: Angela Yvonne Davis
1970

Poster has black ink printed on browning white paper and serves as a wanted poster for Angela Yvonne Davis, released by the FBI. At the top are copies of Davis'' fingerprints, with her photo,...

Sacramento is No Paradise!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black marker ink stenciled on poster board with text reading "Sacramento / Is No / Paradise! / you had better dig the situation now, / and act. / Join The B.S.U. Now! / Define And...

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