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Riot .. or Black Revolution

ca. 1960

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

On the front cover in the top half is the title in large red letters[RIOT..OR/BLACK/REVOLUTION]. Below the title in green is the publication information [Prepared by THE PROBE Magazine's Communications Workshop]. In the lower half of the front cover, centered, is an illustration of a man tapping his forehead with his PR hand. He is depicted in green from the chest up and wears a patterned Kofia hat. The man looks at the viewer. Along the bottom is a green band with two (2) lines of black text centered [A Special Guide For Brothers And Sisters/Truly Interested In Freeing Their People]. The back cover is black with a small rectangle bordered in red at the center. Within the rectangle is green text [PEACE].

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2013.201.28

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