political prisoners

1975

Poster has "Free the San Quentin Six" printed in large red letters across the top with several clinched fists. Below are a series of cartoon panels depicting men in chains and prisoner uniforms...

c. 1984

Poster has a background of light blue bars. In front of the bars is a man in a white shirt with long black hair. He is holding a peace pipe. In the upper left is a brown eagle. The top reads in...

Free the Soledad Brothers
1970

Poster has a black and white photograph of three men with labels and one man with his back to the camera. The men are labeled left to right: John Cultchette, George Jackson, Fleeta Drumgo. Above...

1976

Poster has a black background with white drawings of heads of people. Across the bottom is a string of barbed wire with two hands grasping it. The bottom edge has a list of names in white...

c. 1970

Poster has a black and white photograph of Angela Davis on the right. The bottom has "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners" in large red letters. The center has black text that reads, "Beaten...

c. 1973

Poster has an image on the left of green grass lines with two male figures reaching out towards it. In the center is a circle with a Puerto Rican flag and a gun pattern with a man in the center....

1975

Poster has a drawing at the top of a woman's head in profile. The background behind her is light yellow. Below the head in white is, "Lolita Lebron/ 'Todos somos pequenos, solo la partria es...

Iran: People in struggle for independence and democracy
circa 1978

Poster has a blue background with the outlines of several people along the bottom. The people are wearing red clothing and one is holding a gun. The poster reads above, "Iran/ People in...

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...

c. 1979

Poster has a black and white image of a group of Latin American women. The poster reads, "Celebrate International Women's Day/ Women's Cultural Night/ In struggling for the new society we create...

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/...

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