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If you could see their national sport, you might be less keen to see their cricket
Poster
c. 1970s (made)
c. 1970s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Black and white poster depicting an image of a white police officer with a baton raised in the air to strike a person of colour on the ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | If you could see their national sport, you might be less keen to see their cricket (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Poster by the Anti-Apartheid Movement: 'If you could see their national sport, you might be less keen to see their cricket'. Britain, circa 1970s. |
| Physical description | Black and white poster depicting an image of a white police officer with a baton raised in the air to strike a person of colour on the ground. |
| Credit line | Given by Martin Bailey |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.369-2021 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2021 |
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