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Description
Torn from a sheet or pillowcase marked "Gordon Linen Service," this banner was used by Students for a Democratic Society at Colby College.
After the escalation of the Vietnam War in the spring of 1970, members of SDS participated in national protests and took over the chapel at Colby.
About This Item
- Title: Black Power banner, Waterville, 1970
- Creation Date: 1970
- Subject Date: 1970
- Location: Waterville, ME
- Media: Cotton
- Local Code: A72-11-206
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Fists
- Black power
- Youth protest movements
- Colby College
- Student activities
- Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
- Symbols
- African Americans--Civil rights
- Black militant organizations
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