[AFRICAN AMERICANA - BLACK POWER]. Black Gold . . . I am the Black Woman, Mother of Civilization. New York, NY: Truth Posters, 1969.
Sale 2057 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Oct 25, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
600
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - BLACK POWER]. Black Gold . . . I am the Black Woman, Mother of Civilization. New York, NY: Truth Posters, 1969.
25 1/4 x 19 in. poster featuring an illustrated silhouette of an African American woman with an afro centered between the title and text of the anonymous poem, Black Gold.
The poem provides a list of patriarchal directives for Black women, written in the first-person, including: "I care and make our home comfortable for my Husband;" and "The best that I can give my nation is strong, healthy, intelligent children who will grow to be the leaders of tomorrow."
The controversial poem was recited and reprinted in radio broadcasts and magazines as well as this poster, inviting praise and criticism from various parties. The eponymous poster featured here was praised in the 14 February 1969 issue of Muhammad Speaks as "the hottest poster in New York!!" but received criticism from many feminists writers including Shulamith Firestone in Dialectic of Sex (1970).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Chipping, some areas of loss to edges, staining.
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