Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Poster with "Chicano Power" and "Viva La Raza" over a Mexican flag
1970s
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
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.
A tri-color poster in the style of the Mexican flag, with three (3) broad vertical stripes of green, white and red. At center is a depiction of a raised fist in a shackle with chains on either side. Above the fist is the text [CHICANO POWER] and below the fist is the text [VIVA / LA / RAZA]. All of the print is in a dark brown ink. Printing information is printed in small print at the lower left corner: [(c) PLATT POSTER CO., 424 S. L.A. ST. L.A., CALIF.
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Catalog reference: 2014.252
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