Box 1

One bumper sticker with the United Farm Workers logo reading "BOYCOTT GRAPES," likely in support of the Delano Grape Strike of 1965-1970. One poster reading "SOLIDARITY FARMWORKERS. Tierra y Libertad."

Produced by the National Health and Human Services Union 1199.

Three postcards designed by Margaret (Peg) Rigg, for the Southern Conference Educational Fund, who worked for the organization in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Posters in this series illustrate anti-war demonstrations and political actions carried out by students and pro-peace groups across the United States. Subject matter includes opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War and Iraq War, Days of Rage student protests in Chicago, Ilinois led by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and nucelar disarmament.

Posters in this series illustrate anti-war demonstrations and political actions carried out by students and pro-peace groups across the United States. Subject matter includes opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War and Iraq War, Days of Rage student protests in Chicago, Ilinois led by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and nucelar disarmament.

Poster designed by Joe Miller for Another Poster For Peace.

Designed by Steven Lyons.

The collection contains a diverse array of political and social issue posters, as well as several art prints, bumper stickers, and postcards from the 1960s-2020. Used as tools for community organizing, to express political and social discontent, and fight for social change, political posters offer unique insights into histories of struggles using a combination of high-contrast colors, striking images and vivid illustrations coupled with sharp slogans and descriptive text.