Placard reading "Sanction South Africa Now!"
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Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
- Description
- The placard is somewhat larger than an average human torso, white, and rectangular. It is relatively sturdy paper, similar to thick cardstock, with two punched holes, roughly seven inches apart, centered at the top. String threads through both holes and is meant to support the weight of the placard when hung around the neck. There are 4 lines of large black text centered on the placard's front which reads: [SANCTION/SOUTH/AFRICA/NOW!]. "NOW!" also has a bolded underline.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine M. Bailey
- late 20th century
- Object number
- 2013.200.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- placards (information artifacts)
- Medium
- paper, printing ink, string
- Dimensions
- H x W: 28 1/16 × 22 in. (71.3 × 55.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Africa
- Communication
- International affairs
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.200.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54bc6aad5-ef36-473e-85e1-c1701de9b160
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