Poster for the National Black Political Convention by artist Rod Ward

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A framed black and white paper poster advertisement for the first National Black Political Convention of 1972. The poster features a large, mural-like illustration with multiple motifs and narratives. Foremost on the left is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is positioned in a profile view wearing a suit jacket with button sleeve detail. His mouth is open as if speaking passionately. His head is framed by the stars on a billowing American flag, the stripes of which extend across the top middle of the entire drawing. The word [PEACE], shaded in black and white, is written vertically from the middle of Dr. King’s suit sleeve, the ‘E’ replaced by the middle of a large group of individuals, marching alongside the last two black and white stripes of the flag.

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