[CIVIL RIGHTS] 2 university posters for events involving Black activism and Anti-Vietnam War efforts

Afro-American Weekend presented by the Black Forum & U.S.G. Detroit, MI: University of Detroit Student Union, 11-12 February 1972. 10.75 x 17 in. poster printed on thin cardstock (minimal wear). Portraits of Black subjects are presented beside an outline of the weekend activities, which includes "play and poetry by Black Theater Workshop," displays including "black business and International Afro-American Museum," and workshops ranging from "police-community relations" and "drugs" to "black movement in America."

[With:] Lincoln Lynch, Associate National Director of Congress of Racial Equality, Rev. Albert Cleage, and other Speakers, Speak-Out Against the War. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 12 October n.d., ca late 1960s. 11 x 8 1/2 in. printed flyer for Black power "Speak-Out" (toning to margins, loss to lower left edge).

Lincoln Orville Lynch (1920-2011) was a Jamaican-American civil rights activist and Royal Air Force veteran. From 1966-1967, he served as Associate Director and Vice Chairman of CORE's national leadership and was one of the first civil rights activists to speak out against America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

Albert B. Cleage Jr. (1911-2000) was a Black nationalist Christian minister, political organizer and candidate, newspaper publisher, and author. He founded the Shrine of the Black Madonna Church, as well as the Shrine Cultural Centers and Bookstores in Detroit, MI, Atlanta, GA, and Houston, TX. Cleage played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit during the 1960s and 1970s.

Together, 2 posters.