po194. ‘Free Nelson Mandela’

po194. ‘Free Nelson Mandela’

The National Union of Students elected Nelson Mandela as its Vice-President after he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia trial in 1964. In 1971 the NUS set up a student network to campaign on Southern Africa jointly with the Anti-Apartheid Movement. This poster was produced as part of its Southern Africa Campaign.

Category: Free Mandela
Author: Anti-Apartheid Movement and National Union of Students
Copyright: AAM Archives Committee and NUS
Holding Institution: Victoria and Albert Museum
Date/Year: 1970s