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Amandla Ngawethu! Power to the People. June 28, 1990. Welcome Mandela.

Amandla Ngawethu! Power to the People. June 28, 1990. Welcome Mandela.

T-shirt made for the visit of Nelson Mandela to Detroit on his first trip to the United States after being released from prison in February 1990. The front of the white T-shirt features a waving flag of the African National Congress (ANC) – horizontal stripes of black, green, and yellow, with white and black lettering on these stripes. On the back of the shirt is a hand-drawn image of part of a man’s face, with deeply- set eyes looking straight forward, within the shape of an African continent, with text to the upper right saying “Freedom Ain’t Free!”
T-shirt made for the visit of Nelson Mandela to Detroit on his first trip to the United States after being released from prison in February 1990. The front of the white T-shirt features a waving flag of the African National Congress (ANC) – horizontal stripes of black, green, and yellow, with white and black lettering on these stripes. On the back of the shirt is a hand-drawn image of part of a man’s face, with deeply- set eyes looking straight forward, within the shape of an African continent, with text to the upper right saying “Freedom Ain’t Free!” T-shirt made for the visit of Nelson Mandela to Detroit on his first trip to the United States after being released from prison in February 1990. The front of the white T-shirt features a waving flag of the African National Congress (ANC) – horizontal stripes of black, green, and yellow, with white and black lettering on these stripes. On the back of the shirt is a hand-drawn image of part of a man’s face, with deeply- set eyes looking straight forward, within the shape of an African continent, with text to the upper right saying “Freedom Ain’t Free!” T-shirt made for the visit of Nelson Mandela to Detroit on his first trip to the United States after being released from prison in February 1990. The front of the white T-shirt features a waving flag of the African National Congress (ANC) – horizontal stripes of black, green, and yellow, with white and black lettering on these stripes. On the back of the shirt is a hand-drawn image of part of a man’s face, with deeply- set eyes looking straight forward, within the shape of an African continent, with text to the upper right saying “Freedom Ain’t Free!” T-shirt made for the visit of Nelson Mandela to Detroit on his first trip to the United States after being released from prison in February 1990. The front of the white T-shirt features a waving flag of the African National Congress (ANC) – horizontal stripes of black, green, and yellow, with white and black lettering on these stripes. On the back of the shirt is a hand-drawn image of part of a man’s face, with deeply- set eyes looking straight forward, within the shape of an African continent, with text to the upper right saying “Freedom Ain’t Free!”
Place Created

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date

About June 1990

Type of Item

T-shirt

Description

T-shirt made for the visit of Nelson Mandela to Detroit on his first trip to the United States after being released from prison in February 1990. The front of the white T-shirt features a waving flag of the African National Congress (ANC) – horizontal stripes of black, green, and yellow, with white and black lettering on these stripes. On the back of the shirt is a hand-drawn image of part of a man’s face, with deeply- set eyes looking straight forward, within the shape of an African continent, with text to the upper right saying “Freedom Ain’t Free!”

Text in Image

Detroit / South Africa. Amandla! Freedom Ain't Free

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Collection

Prexy Nesbitt Africa Solidarity T-Shirt Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections

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