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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | OSPAAAL (Organization) |
| Title: | OSPAAAL Posters |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1968-1970 |
| Quantity: | 2 items |
| Abstract: | Posters from the Cuban anti-globalist human rights movement |
| Language: | English, Spanish, French, Arabic |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
OSPAAAL, the Organización de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de Asia, África y América Latina (in English, Organization of Solidarity of the People of Asia, Africa & Latin America), is a Cuban political movement whose stated goals include fighting globalisation, imperialism, and neoliberalism and defending human rights. OSPAAAL was founded in Havana in January 1966 following the Tricontinental Conference, a meeting of leftist delegates from countries around the world.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The OSPAAAL Posters collection consists of two posters. Poster captions are repeated in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish, reflecting the organization's international membership.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
OSPAAAL Posters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2020.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 2 Feb 2021
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| Map-Case | Posters 1968, 1970 | ||||||||||
| "Day of Solidarity with the Congo" with depiction of man in traditional African garb, with spear, overlaid on a stylized African mask | |||||||||||
| "Retaliation to Crime: Revolutionary Violence" showing a stylized open-mouthed panther head with the phrase "Black Power" in the jaws; according to the Hoover Institution, this poster was described at the time by the CIA as having been released and circulated in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. | |||||||||||