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Title:Printed ephemera of African American political activism and arts, circa 1913-1990 (bulk 1963-1976).
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Physical Description:2.3 linear feet (3 boxes) + 3 broadside folders.
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Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
View digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
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Notes:Materials in English.
Purchased from William Reese Company on the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts & Letters Fund, 2007.
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Summary:Printed ephemera related to African American political activism and arts primarily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1913-1990, with the bulk of the material from 1963 to 1976. Significant organizations documented in the collection include the Philadelphia chapters of the Black Panther Party and Peace and Freedom Party, as well as local and national electoral campaigns of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Many of the items document speakers and events sponsored by political, art, and social pressure groups. Items include handbills, leaflets, direct mail, posters, and other printed ephemera.
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Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid available.
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Cite as:Printed Ephemera of African American Political Activism and Arts. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Subjects:Black Panther Party--Ephemera.
Communist Party of the United States of America--Ephemera.
Peace and Freedom Party (U.S.)--Ephemera.
African American political activists--Ephemera.
African American politicians--Ephemera.
African Americans--Ephemera.
African Americans--Civil rights--Ephemera.
African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Ephemera.
Black power--Ephemera.
Civil rights movements--United States--Ephemera.
Political activists--United States--Ephemera.
Pressure groups--United States--Ephemera.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations.
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Genre/Form:Direct mail.
Handbills.
Leaflets.
Posters.
Printed ephemera.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/7944291