offset lithograph

Great Kings of Africa
1996

Poster shows an image of a man wearing armor and a fur cape with claws who is sitting in a throne decorated with large tusks. The man holds a large knife in his hands. "Great Kings of Africa" is...

Great Queens of Africa
1993

Poster shows a scroll rolled down the center of the page on a background with a woven texture. The scroll contains three images of "Great Queens of Africa" including Nandi-Queen of Zululand (1778...

Quest for Freedom
2002

Poster shows a seascape with a photograph of a ship at left and a statue of a man at right. "Quest For Freedom / The Amistad Story / 2002 Black History Commemorative Poster" is printed at top....

Emancipation
1998

Poster contains a collage of images showing iconic African Americans and themes of African American culture. "Emancipation" is printed at top above an image of the Emancipation Proclamation...

Meet 28 Black Americans who changed the world
1992

Poster has a black border around the edge with the names of influential african-americans in yellow lettering. In the center is an image of Martin Luther King. Below the image of King are several...

Black History
1993

Poster has a black background with small white text around the edge. Around the edge are small stories of famous Africans or African-Americans. In the center are small images of the people...

Brother Outside: The Life of Bayard Rustin
2003

Poster has a black background with a black and white photograph of a man in a white shirt with black tie. Below reads, "Brother Outsider/ The life of Bayard Rustin/ A Crusader for Justice/ A...

We Shall Overcome
n.d.

Poster has a drawing of men and women in profile. Above them arre red, yellow and blue stripes. Poster reads, "We Shall Overcome/ We shall overcome we shall overcomewe shall overcome someday oh...

untitled (Miles Davis)
1992

Poster has a large black and white photograph of Miles Davis in a hat and sunglasses. In the lower right is "miles" in red.

The Black Olympians: 1904-1984
1984

Poster has a white background with black text. In the center is an artistic portrayal of two black Olympians, one is wearing a USA jersey breaking through finish line tape and the second person is...

The West Oakland Festival of the Arts
Late 20th Century

Poster has a red and white background with black and red text. Image in the center is a silhouette of a person with and afro and a fist in the air in front of their face. There are two inset...

"I Have A Dream"
1968

Poster has a white and gray background with black text. Main image is a portrait of Martin Luther King surrounded by gold ribbon with his famous words, "I Have A Dream," written on the ribbon.

untitled (Martin Luther King)
1997

Poster has a white background with black text. Main image is a drawing of Martin Luther King. To the left of the drawing is a poem that starts with, "He who by fire, and through blood/ Cleansed,...

Little Bobby Hutton was the first to fall... for the people
c.1970

Poster has a large black and white photo of a young African-American man standing in front of the Oakland Police Department Jail. The bottom has a city of Oakland tree outline with three images....

Tales From The Hood
1995

Poster has a black background with red and white text. Behind the text is an image of a skull wearing sunglasses with one gold tooth with the number 666 on it. Poster reads, "Tales from the Hood/...

Jesse Jackson Urges You To Vote Today
1988

Poster has a red background with white text that reads, "Jesse Jackson urges you to vote today."

Jesse Jackson '88
1988

Poster has a white background with blue text that reads, "Jesse Jackson '88/ Jules Glazer, Treasurer - California Jesse Jackson For President '88 - P.O. Box 12428 - Oakland, CA 94604."

Primal Scream
1997

Poster is a black and white photograph of an African American man wearing glasses and holding a shotgun in his right hand. He is posing in front of the doors to the Oakland Police Department jail...

Free Geronimo Pratt:...Fighting Spirit of the Black Nation
c. 1997

Poster has a yellow and purple background with white text. Image to the left shows Geronimo Pratt reaching out his arm with a background of prison bars behind him. Image to the right shows...

untitled (Huey Newton)
2003

Poster is an 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.

 

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"I Shook Up The World"
1979

Poster has a white background with black text. In the center is an image of Muhammad Ali in boxing gear. At the top, poster reads, "I Shook Up The World." To the left of the image is a...

"I Shook Up The World"
1979

Poster has a white background with black text. To the left is an image of Muhammad Ali in boxing gear. At the top, poster reads, "I Shook Up The World." To the right of the imageis a poem entitled...

Black Heritage
1976

Poster has a white background with images printed in brown ink. In the center is an image of an African American man with "Black Heritage" surrounding him. Images show a history of African...

Join The SYL!: Black Liberation Through Proletarian Revolution!
c. 1974

Main image is a sepia photograph of a pro-busing demonstration in Boston with African Americans marching and holding signs that read, "Stop Racist Attacks on Black Children Spartacus League," and...

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