Johns Hopkins University
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Johns Hopkins University "May 1968" protests collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0678
Abstract
The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France. At the height of its fervor, it virtually brought the entire advanced capitalist economy of France to a dramatic halt. This artificially-created collection contains posters, protest leaflets, tracts, and photographs from these student protests in May 1968.
Dates:
1968
Johns Hopkins University Paul Robeson collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0674
Abstract
Born on April 9, 1898, in Princeton, New Jersey, Paul Robeson went on to become a stellar athlete, civil rights activist, and an immensely popular singer and actor, known for his stage and film performances in The Emperor Jones and Show Boat. The collection contains ephemera documenting Robeson's career from 1924 to 1973, including: programs, souvenir books on his life story, magazines, playbills, photographs (black-and-white movie stills),...
Dates:
1924-1978
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- African American actors 1
- African American singers 1
- College students--Political activity 1
- France 1
- France--Paris 1
- History 1
- Motion pictures, American 1
- Political participation 1
- Politics and government 1
- Riots 1
- Social change 1
- Theater 1
- United States 1
- Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) 1
- Working class--Political activity 1
- ephemera (general object genre) 1
- fliers (printed matter) 1
- invitations 1
- leaflets (printed works) 1
- lithographs 1
- phonograph records 1
- playbills 1
- political posters 1
- programs (documents) 1
- specimens 1
- tracts (documents) 1 ∧ less
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