I Am A Black Woman

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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 has thick black border overall. Poster has a photograph of Angela Davis from the chest up speaking and holding up a clenched fist. The background of the photograph is yellow. At the top left corner of the photograph is the text: "Angela, Yes You Are A Black Woman - And I Want It / To Be Known; / The Only Thing You're Guilty Of, Is Being A Black / Woman, To The Bone / For Such Beauty To Be Held Captive Is Really No / Mystery; / It Is Because You Are A Black Woman, / Truly Black Enough For Me. / Poetry By / Richard McCrary © 1971". The bottom of the poster has the text: "I Am A Black Woman!" and a Clenched fist logo with the text: "Blackness ® / INC."

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