2010.54.13558

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Oustanding Black Americans of the Past
Oustanding Black Americans of the Past
Late 20th Early 21st Century
17 in HIGH x 21.375 in WIDE
(43.18 cm HIGH x 54.29 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.13558

"State Farm Insurance Companies - home offices: Bloomington, Illinois" in yellow at the bottom left. State Farm logo in red and white at the top left. "Reprinted with permission from Creative Teaching Press, Inc. printed in U.S.A." printed in black along the bottom edge on the right. "illustration by Robin Richesson" printed in black vertically up the bottom right edge.





Poster has a printed green border all around with a purple background at the left and a stylized color image at the right. At the top of the purple in yellow is "State Farm salutes / Outstanding / Black Americans / of the past" followed by a light yellow text box with black text. At the top of the text box is an introductory paragraph, followed by two columns of names of "Outstanding Black Americans", the dates of their lives and a short biography. Featured African Americans include Benjamin Banneker, Ohillis Wheatley, Dred Scott, Sojourner Truth, Jim Beckwourth, Nat Turner, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver and Scott Joplin. The names correspond with the image at the right, showing a mural of the individuals with minor illustrations relating to what made each person famous. Poster is laminated.
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