http://africanactivist.msu.edu/image.php?objectid=32-131-34E
Who/What: This poster shows a white South African policemen. Next to the picture is a caption which states "This versatile gentleman, with his many colleagues, arrests around 3,000 Africans every day. He can question them in secret for as long as he likes. And he cannot be forced to account for any of his actions. Given such power, at least 15 people have died under his ‘questioning’ in the past several years. This is South Africa’s police State. This is how apartheid is enforced. Help us work toward ending it. Join the Anti-Apartheid Movement, 89 Charlotte Street, London W1, Tel: 01-580 5311."
Where: This Poster was made in England, for the group "Anti-Apartheid Movement", an anti-apartheid group in England, who wanted to make their fellow countrymen aware of what was going on in South Africa.
When: This Poster was made in 1971
Why (is it relevant/interesting): In 1967, South Africa passed the Terrorism Act. This act enabled police to have certain powers which included being able to detain "prisoners" without having to disclose where they where. In only the first couple of years this act was in power, at least 15 prisoners died. Posters like this helped raise awareness of South African apartheid in other nations, as well as making a stand against regimes such as the one criticized in this object.
Works Cited:
"A South African Policement, Judge, and Executioner:." African Activist Archive. Michigan State University, n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2016.
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