The Political Poster Collection contains various posters and ephemera depicting political campaigns and social justice issues form 1970-1989. These posters chronicle the political campaigns of elected officials including, school council members, commissioners, Georgia Assembly representatives and mayoral candidates within Atlanta, Georgia, and the south. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Sep 16, 2021

Political Posters Collection

The Political Poster Collection contains various posters and ephemera depicting political campaigns and social justice issues form 1970-1989. These posters chronicle the political campaigns of elected officials including, school council members, commissioners, Georgia Assembly representatives and mayoral candidates within Atlanta, Georgia, and the south.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a man picking cotton in a field. Written on recto: What does the future hold for the farm worker? Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Political Posters Collection
"What Does the Future Hold for the Farm Worker?", circa 1963
Date Created
1958/1968
Description
A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a man picking cotton in a field. Written on recto: What does the future hold for the farm worker? Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Subject
Political posters, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, African American civic leaders
Collection
Political Posters Collection
A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a man falling on a sidewalk in front of a police dog. Written on recto: Stop police brutality. Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Political Posters Collection
"Stop Police Brutality", circa 1963
Date Created
1958/1968
Description
A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a man falling on a sidewalk in front of a police dog. Written on recto: Stop police brutality. Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Subject
Political posters, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, African American civic leaders
Collection
Political Posters Collection
A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer. Written on recto: Is he protecting you? Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Political Posters Collection
Is He Protecting You?, circa 1963
Date Created
1958/1968
Description
A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer. Written on recto: Is he protecting you? Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Subject
Political posters, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, African American civic leaders
Collection
Political Posters Collection
A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer. Written on recto: Give them a future in Mississippi. Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Political Posters Collection
"Give Them a Future in Mississippi", circa 1963
Date Created
1958/1968
Description
A Committee to Elect Aaron Henry poster featuring a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer. Written on recto: Give them a future in Mississippi. Freedom vote. Elect Aaron Henry for Governor, Ed king for Lt. Governor. Nov. 2nd, 3rd, 4th at [blank].
Subject
Political posters, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, African American civic leaders
Collection
Political Posters Collection
A Colored Democratic Campaign Committee poster depicting Democratic leaders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Written on recto: "Tell them we are rising" by the help of the Democratic Party. Some of the 75 colored Philadelphia Democrats holding important positions.
Political Posters Collection
"Tell Them We Are Rising," circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Description
A Colored Democratic Campaign Committee poster depicting Democratic leaders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Written on recto: "Tell them we are rising" by the help of the Democratic Party. Some of the 75 colored Philadelphia Democrats holding important positions.
Subject
Political posters, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
Political Posters Collection