Abolish Apartheid

Creator

Southern Africa Liberation Committee

Place Created

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Date

October 1986

Type of Item

Button

Description

The hand-drawn design for this button has horizontal stripes of the Pan-African colors red, black, and green, with yellow outline of the middle, black stripe. A white map of the African continent, with Namibia and South Africa in red, appears on top of the stripes. The words "Abolish Apartheid" are in black text on white background around the top and bottom edge of the button. The button was produced for use on MSU Anti-Apartheid Day, October 10, 1986. This is one of ten buttons included in a poster titled "The Sun Shall Rise" that depicts the various campaigns of the Southern African Liberation Committee. (The poster is on this website.) Size: 2-1/4 inches across.

Text in Image

Abolish Apartheid - MSU Foundation divest from South Africa MSU Anti-Apartheid Day in memory of those who have died and those who are imprisoned in South Africa, Oct. 10, 1986. Divest Now!

Organization

Southern Africa Liberation Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of the Southern Africa Liberation Committee.

Collection

Private collection of David Wiley and Christine Root