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SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN CRUSH APARTHEID

SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN CRUSH APARTHEID

On the front of the dark yellow T-shirt is a photograph of Winnie Mandela, with her hair in braids with beads and wearing a headwrap. Around the image is a ring of green and outer ring of black. The text is in yellow on black and black on green. On the back of the T-shirt is the text from a frequently-quoted poem about the courageous role of women in the struggle against apartheid: “Now you have touched the women / You have struck a rock / You have dislodged a boulder / You will be crushed.”
On the front of the dark yellow T-shirt is a photograph of Winnie Mandela, with her hair in braids with beads and wearing a headwrap. Around the image is a ring of green and outer ring of black. The text is in yellow on black and black on green. On the back of the T-shirt is the text from a frequently-quoted poem about the courageous role of women in the struggle against apartheid: “Now you have touched the women / You have struck a rock / You have dislodged a boulder / You will be crushed.” On the front of the dark yellow T-shirt is a photograph of Winnie Mandela, with her hair in braids with beads and wearing a headwrap. Around the image is a ring of green and outer ring of black. The text is in yellow on black and black on green. On the back of the T-shirt is the text from a frequently-quoted poem about the courageous role of women in the struggle against apartheid: “Now you have touched the women / You have struck a rock / You have dislodged a boulder / You will be crushed.” On the front of the dark yellow T-shirt is a photograph of Winnie Mandela, with her hair in braids with beads and wearing a headwrap. Around the image is a ring of green and outer ring of black. The text is in yellow on black and black on green. On the back of the T-shirt is the text from a frequently-quoted poem about the courageous role of women in the struggle against apartheid: “Now you have touched the women / You have struck a rock / You have dislodged a boulder / You will be crushed.”
Place Created

United States

Date

Undated, 1980s?

Type of Item

T-shirt

Description

On the front of the dark yellow T-shirt is a photograph of Winnie Mandela, with her hair in braids with beads and wearing a headwrap. Around the image is a ring of green and outer ring of black. The text is in yellow on black and black on green. On the back of the T-shirt is the text from a frequently-quoted poem about the courageous role of women in the struggle against apartheid: “Now you have touched the women / You have struck a rock / You have dislodged a boulder / You will be crushed.”

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Collection

Michael Fleshman T-shirt Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections

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Alternate Text Populated by JS