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Poster advertising Malcolm X memorial in Washington, D.C.

after 1965

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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

Poster with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X on a red, black, and green background. Malcolm X is seen left of center and looks to the right. Around his head are concentric, solid color outlines of Malcolm X's portrait in red, black, and green, respectively. Along the bottom fourth is a white band with text [A MEMORIAL TO BORTHER MALCOM X/MAY 18 - LINCOLN PARK/12 th & Massachusetts, N.E./May-19 MALCOM X MEMORIAL PARK/15 th & Euclid, N.W./AFRICAN DANCERS & DRUMMERS/PROMINENT SPEAKERS RALLIES/FASION SHOWS BLACK POETRY/MALCOM X MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/BOX 3188 COLUMBIA HTS. STATION/PHONE 561-5122/WASHINGTON, D.C. 20010].

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Catalog reference: 2013.201.6

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