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Sale 2697 - Lot 28

Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(AFRICA.) UAW Welcomes Mandela: U.S. Freedom Tour, June 1990. Poster, 20 x 16 inches; tack holes, moderate wear and wrinkling. Detroit, MI: UAW Public Relations, June 1990
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A poster honoring Nelson Mandela's visit to Detroit on his post-release American tour. On 28 June 1990, he told members of the United Automobile Workers: "I am your flesh-and-blood. I am your comrade. The man who speaks here is no stranger. The man who speaks here is a UAW member." He was presented with an honorary lifetime membership card by the UAW president (Detroit Free Press, 29 June 1990). Featuring art by Kim Fujiwara. None traced at auction or in OCLC.

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