Black Student Union 'STRIKE' Graffiti, unknown maker from the United States

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Black Student Union 'STRIKE' Graffiti
Black Student Union 'STRIKE' Graffiti
Black Student Union 'STRIKE' Graffiti
1970
Black Student Union 'STRIKE' Graffiti , 1970
Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Material/technique: gelatin silver print
Credit line: Courtesy of University Archives, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries, https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-uaphotos/13241
Accession number: T2021.008
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Art and Activism: 50 Years of Africana Studies at KU
The Black Student Union’s written response to Dowdell’s death stated that he was murdered because of the color of his skin. Portraits of Dowdell accompanied calls for the campus to strike.
The Black Student Union’s written response to Dowdell’s death stated that he was murdered because of the color of his skin. Portraits of Dowdell accompanied calls for the campus to strike.