
Peace, Friendship, Solidarity: Angela Davis in the GDR
Maker: Verlag Zeit im Bild Dresden
Date Made: 1972
Country: German Democratic Republic
Materials: paper
Measurements: 19.8 cm x 13.9 cm; 7 13/16 in x 5 1/2 in
English-language booklet on Angela Davis's visit to GDR in 1972 from September 10th to17th, including her meeting with the Free German Youth, Erich Honecker, and Walter Ulbricht. The booklet includes images of the 'hundreds of thousands' of East German people that gathered in support of her arrival, which can be contextualized by the huge national media campaign against her 1971 imprisonment. Addressing a US audience, this publication evokes Davis's heroization in the GDR to further the ideological bonds the GDR forged with Black Power, Civil Rights, and communist activists in the US.
Accession Number: 2012.1122.001