Albany, New York, United States
October 25, 1985
John Funicello, Chair of the Solidarity Committee of the Albany Central Labor Federation, on a picket line outside a performance by Ray Charles at the Palace Theater organized by Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism (CD-CAAR) holding a sign with a quote by the ANC (African National Congress). CD-CAAR organized the demonstration and picket against Ray Charles as part of a campaign to boycott Charles because he had performed in apartheid South Africa in violation of the cultural boycott.
"THERE CAN BE NO NORMAL CULTURAL RELATIONS UNDER THE ABNORMAL APARTHEID SYSTEM" ANC
Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism
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Used by permission of Vera Michelson.