african american

1969

Poster has a brown background with black text. "Black is Beautiful" is printed in large black letters covering most of the poster. On the right is a drawing of a man's head with a...

c. 1971

Poster has a green field with a small brown house on the horizon and a blue sky. In the bottom center is a drawing of a woman with dark sking wearing a straw hat and yellow clothing. Behind her...

c. 1971

Poster is printed on light silver grey paper. In the center are black and white drawings of various historical figures framed by a red and green wavy line: Toussant L'Overture, Harriet Tubman,...

c. 1971

Poster has a black background with red, white and green text. On the right is an image of a man above a group of people holding signs. The poster reads, "Attica/ San Quentin/ Solddad/ The tombs/...

c. 1972

Poster has a background that fades from light red to yellow. Across the bottom edge is a background of low hills. The upper left has a black and white photograph of a man labeled, "Imari Obadele...

1970

Poster has a black and white drawing of an African American man with a raised arm. Around him are rifle barrels. The bottom has "Affectionately, Amerikka" printed in black.

Amerikkka was a...

circa 1980

Poster has a black and white drawing of Malcolm X in profile on the left and a black and white drawing of Ho Chi Minh on the right. The background behind the two drawings is yellow that fades to...

1971

Small poster with a blue background and outlined images of African American men. The men are a group coming through a break in a wall that is silhouetted against red. Some of the men have their...

c. 1971

Small poster with a drawing of an African American woman wearing a blue shirt and hoop earrings. The background behind her is small black and white stripes. Along the bottom edge in brown is "Free...

1982

Poster has a red background with green text and a black image. The center has a man standing holding a rope and wearing a large brimmed hat and a belt with bullets. In front of him is a saddle on...

c. 1970

Poster has a drawing in the center on a red background. There are two fists, one blue and one red chained together by blue handcuffs. The poster reads from top to bottom, "Racism Chains Both/...

c. 1980

Small poster has a black and white mottled background with a drawing of Harriet Tubman sheilding a young boy. In her hand is a long rifle. Across the top is "Harriet Tubman" in large black letters...

1968

Poster has a black and white drawing of Malcolm X's face. He is wearing glasses and has a beard. Only the face is drawn, no hair is visible.

1974

Small poster with a blue and red drawing of a man reaching his clenched fist through jail cell bars. The poster has text that fades from blue to red. It reads, "Stop the terror at Riker's Island/...

1987

Poster has light gray background that is in the shape of a piano. There are black and white piano keys along the bottom. In the center is a red box with black music notes coming out. The top...

c. 1971

Poster has dark black and gray photograph in the center of men raising their fists in the air. The poster has red and black lettering. It reads overall, "Prison Conference/ The Struggle Inisde/...

c. 1969

Poster has a Beatles song lyric printed in the shape of the United States of America. The letters are blue, some have red dots or stripes. The poster reads, "You don't know how/ lucky you are boy...

1987

Poster has a light grey border with a red box in the center. In the box is a black rose being held by a hand. The top edge has black text that reads, "The 13th Marin City Community Festival." The...

c. 2007

Poster has a large black and white drawing of Angela Davis in the center. She is wearing a turtleneck sweater and glasses. In the center is "Free Angela" in blue. Below the drawing is a quote by...

c. 1972

Poster has a blue background with an outlined image of a woman wearing a green patterned dress, a purple patterned headscarf, and a blue hoop earring. Around her waist is a purple blanket holding...

1970

Poster has a black and white line drawing on the left of a young woman holding a large gun. Behing her are men with weapons. On the left is a long poem in lower case black lettering. It is...

The Politics of Vison
1972

Poster has a large image of a black figure representing pollution. Around the body of the figure is a red hose that is spewing black liquid. Behind the figure are several building that are...

1977

Poster has a red background with a black and white line drawing of a man in the lower left corner. The upper right corner has a small circle with several fists and "Unite Against War, Racism...

Angela Davis: "... as a black woman I feel an urgent need to find radical solutions..."
c. 1970

Poster has a large black and white portrait photograph of Angela Davis. She is wearing a patterned top. In the background is an image of a man. Below the photograph printed in black is, "...

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