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Apartheid in Practice: Law and Order

Poster
ca. 1980 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster entitled 'Apartheid in Practice: Law and Order' depicting victims of the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 where police gunned down some of the first anti-apartheid protesters. The poster is lettered with statistics and information about the white dominance of the apartheid government and the type of security laws they enforced.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleApartheid in Practice: Law and Order (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed poster
Brief description
Poster entitled 'Apartheid in Practice: Law and Order' by David King for the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Great Britain, ca. late 1970s-mid 1980s.
Physical description
Poster entitled 'Apartheid in Practice: Law and Order' depicting victims of the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 where police gunned down some of the first anti-apartheid protesters. The poster is lettered with statistics and information about the white dominance of the apartheid government and the type of security laws they enforced.
Dimensions
  • Height: 64cm
  • Width: 45cm
Dimensions measured 31/01/2013
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.194-2011

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2013
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