Smash racism! Support Attica rebels! flier, Students for a Democratic Society, Boston, Mass., 1971

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1971

GUSN

GUSN-364816

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Smash racism! Support Attica rebels! flier, Students for a Democratic Society, Boston, Mass., 1971
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Description

Flier published by the Boston University chapter of Students for a Democractic Society. Flier promotes two rallies in Boston, Massachusetts, to raise awareness of the Attica uprising and the plight of incarcerated people, especially African Americans, as well as a chapter meeting. The flier details systemic racism and inequities built intothe judicial system which results in a disproportionate number of Afircan American people being incarcerated.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
protests
incarcerating
racial discrimination
equality (philosophical concept)
prisons (buildings)
politics
prisons (institutions)
printed ephemera
fliers (printed matter)

Physical Descrption

1 flier ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2024

Reference Code

EP001.01.092.01.01.013

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2024

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York state (United States)

Record Details

Originator

Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.). Boston University Chapter (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
fliers (printed matter)

Other Organizations

Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.). Boston University Chapter

Subjects

Advertisement
Race
Demonstrations
Black History

Description Level

Item

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