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Flyer advertising a donation drive to help the starving children in Biafra

April 13, 1969

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This flyer advertises a donation drive to help starving children in Biafra. The flyer is white with black text that reads: [Give to / Help feed / the / Starving Children / of Biafra Checks / Accepted]. Between the words "help feed" and "starving children" is an illustration of 8 naked, malnourished children. [COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN OF BIAFRA / 520 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK N.Y. 10038] is typed in the bottom left corner. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left corner that reads [W 355th GEOMANY / APRIL 13, 1969 / NEW YORK CITY].

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Catalog reference: 2015.97.27.47

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