fliers (printed matter)
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Anti-Black Miss America flyer, circa 1970
Anti-Communist Advisory Committee "Minutemen" flyer, circa 1960s
Anti-Langston Hughes broadsides, 1950s
Black Gold, 1928
Pictorial herald for the film "Black Gold" from filmmaker Richard Norman, about a rancher who has staked everying on his claim to the oil on his ranch, in his fight to retain his claim against a scheming banker. The flier advertises the film at the "colored theatre" and states that one of the cast members, Steve "Peg" Reynolds, would be performing a vaudeville skit that night before the show.
Black Panther Party "It's All the Same" flyer, circa 1969
A flyer produced by the Black Panther Party featuring art by Douglas Emory, titled "It's All the Same." The image features three identical pigs in uniform carrying assault rifles, napalm, mace, and gas. The pigs are labeled local police, National Guard, and Marines.
Comités de Défense de la République flyers, 1968 May
A collection of propaganda and campaign material issued by the Comités de Défense de la République, a right-wing Gaullist coalition that formed in reaction to the protests of May 1968 in France. Many of the items encourage people to vote for Charles de Gaulle and to save France from a Communist dictatorship. Two of the items are critical of François Mitterand of the Fédération de la Gauche Démocrate et Socialiste and his presidential hopes.
Conseil pour le maintien des occupations (CMDO) flyers and broadside, 1968 May
Two flyers and a broadside produced by the Conseil pour le maintien des occupations (CMDO) during the May 1968 protests in France. All three items call for a worker revolution against the existing class structure and bureaucracies, arguing that French labor unions are ineffective and out of touch. They advocate for the creation of a classless society governed by a federated series of Workers' Councils.
Crimson Skull, 1922
Pictorial herald for "Crimson Skull" and advertising actors Anita Bush and Lawrence Chenault in an all Black cast. The plot is set in the Black cit of Boley, Oklahoma, which has been by a band of outlaws led by "The Skull."
"Free Political Prisoner Marshall 'Eddie' Conway" Partnership for Social Justice flyer, circa 2004
Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson "Four Saints in Three Acts" broadside, 1934-02-08 - 1934-02-10
Broadside advertising the official world premiere of Stein and Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts, which opened on February 8, 1934, at the Wadsworth Atheneum's Avery Memorial Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. The opera had its private premier the previous night; the public premiere on the 8th was followed by two subsequent performances on the 9th and 10th before the show traveled to Broadway.
"Stone Walls do not a Prison make" Equal Rights Amendment broadside, 1975
United Klans of America rally poster, 1970-09-26
A flyer from the United Klans of America, Inc. advertising the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Giant Rally at Rising Sun, MD. The event featured country music from noon to 8 pm, followed by a rally.