COCA COLA OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA

COCA COLA OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA

The round button features a green map of the continent of Africa, with South Africa in red. A red stop sign contains the word "sweetens" in the phrase "Coke sweetens Apartheid." The button was created by the Atlanta office of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), which coordinated the Coke Boycott Campaign. The button was produced by Donnelly/Colt Buttons in Hampton, Connecticut.
Creator

Coke Boycott Campaign

Place Created

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Date

Early 1980s?

Type of Item

Button

Description

The round button features a green map of the continent of Africa, with South Africa in red. A red stop sign contains the word "sweetens" in the phrase "Coke sweetens Apartheid." The button was created by the Atlanta office of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), which coordinated the Coke Boycott Campaign. The button was produced by Donnelly/Colt Buttons in Hampton, Connecticut.

Text in Image

Coke SWEETENS APARTHEID

Publisher

American Friends Service Committee

Organization

American Friends Service Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Used by permission of American Friends Service Committee.

Collection

Anti-Apartheid Materials (Jerry Herman collection)

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