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  Clampdown on 8th Street

  This item discusses a housing crisis for black individuals and families in San Francisco. Displayed is an image of a man in fancy clothing boarding up a home while families sit and watch. This reflects the issue that occurred in this time. Tons of houses on 8th street were closed off for redevelopment but ended up being left abandoned, so unhoused people and families began moving into these abandoned home to keep warm and have a sense of normalcy. They ended up being kicked out of the house that were just sitting
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  Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry

  This poster was made in response to the Civilian Exclusion Order No. 75, which forcibly removed Japanese Americans regardless of citizenship status from their residences on the West Coast before they were incarcerated. This order was issued in 1942 during World War II.
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  "When I spend more time fightin the rats…"

  This is political artwork protesting against unequal housing opportunities. In writing, the poster advocates for decent housing and direct action against housing discrimination implemented by white landlords.
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  There Will Never Be Justice in the American Courts Until the People are the Judges (back)

  A newspaper article brings attention to racial injustices as two Black men are wrongfully held prisoner and put on death row for a crime they did not commit.
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  There Will Never Be Justice in the American Courts Until the People are the Judges (front)

  This image is the front of a poster calling out racial injustices within American court systems in the 1970s. It calls attention to the wrongful incarceration of Huey P. Newton, a political activist and cofounder of the Black Panther Party.
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  We Are Not Cannon Fodder(back)

  Anti-war, against the "poverty draft", This poster spells out a stance against recruitment practices of the military that might be exploiting the disadvantaged backgrounds of low income students.
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  Vietnam War student protests

  In May 1968, UC Berkeley held a "Vietnam Commencement" ceremony as part of a larger anti-war movement, where students signed pledges refusing to participate in the war and were supported by ineligible students and faculty who pledged to support them. This event was a direct response to the ongoing Vietnam War
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  Proud Harvest

  A Mexican worker most likely a Bracero showing his large harvest of carrots that help feed a nation during a time where production ran low Mexican Braceros stepped in to be the hands that fed the nation.
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  Working Hands

  A Mexican laborer most likely a Bracero signing up for farm labor and showing his experience through his rough working hands.
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  Saying Goodbye

  Mexican Men and Boys saying goodbye to their mothers, wives and children, to work on farms in the U.S. They were off to fill the labor shortage during World War11 often called Braceros.
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  A Day of Work

  Four Mexican laborers washing their hands have a hard day of work in the California sugar beet fields.
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  We Are Not Cannon Fodder

  This poster is promoting resistance against military recruitment on campus and poverty recruitment.
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  We are not cannon fodder
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  Clampdown on 8th Street
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  "When I spend more time fightin the rats…"
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  There Will Never Be Justice in the American Courts Until the People are the Judges
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  There Will Never Be Justice in the American Courts Until the People are the Judges
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  Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry
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  International Police Victims Week Power Failure

  A poster with images of tons of newspaper clippings. Used to highlight the grievances of the community and the fact they are constantly facing issues with the state.
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  Smash Colonial Violence Free Dessie Woods

  A poster titled "Free Dessie Woods". There is a call to meet at 10am on Baker and Fill st.. It contains a list of speakers who will be at the event as well as a list of sponors. In the background are multiple images. The first being police violence, where two police officers can be seen holding a battered looking Black man. There are also images that express solidarity and a mutual interest in achieving the goal to "Smash Colonial Violence"
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  Stories of Struggle: Visual Voices of California’s Working Class

  This poster is origonally from a calendar that displays 7 images of different aspects of Central American life. From, organizing, caregiving, study, and factory work, framed around a smiling portrait. The caption quotes Ernesto Cardenal: “It is against the darkness, this revolution… and the beginning of everything that is to come,” marking the piece as a statement of transnational solidarity and hope. Bottom text notes Inkworks’ first decade of progressive printing.