2010.54.210

Stop the Death Squads in El Salvador and Los Angeles
c. 1987
22 in HIGH x 17 in WIDE
(55.88 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.210

Center left edge has "FIREWORKS" printed in red.

Poster has a blue background in the upper area with a white outline of the United States Capital building. In front of the building is a line of soldiers holding guns in black and blue. The bottom area has a red background with dark blue outlines of people lying on the ground. The bottom right corner has blue images of Ronald Reagan and Jose Duarte with a sign that says, "Democracy Duarte Style." The top of the poster reads in red, "Stop the death squads in El Salvador and Los Anglees." The bottom left of the poster reads in white, "Yanira, A Salvadoran activist kidnapped July 7, 1987, from the Los Angeles Office of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, was tortured and raped with a stick. 'Just kill her,' One of her persecutors said. 'No, this way we're going to let them know that we are here,' another answered."

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