Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.90
Object Name
Poster
Title
[For] in our land bullets are beginning to flower
Place
Africa
People
W.E.B Du Bois
Date
1972-1982
Description
The Poster Collective was a collective formed in 1971 at the Slade School of Art,  a group formed to initially produce posters in response to the miners strike and on the wars in both Vietnam and Ireland. It was formed on the basis of developing a coherent visual style, which addressed the political issues of the time. This included the armed struggles against colonialism in Africa, the struggle of women for equal rights and the continuing struggle against racism. The collective was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters. This is a red and black poster with photographic images of African farmers smiling. Text reads: "[FOR] IN OUR LAND, BULLETS ARE BEGINNING TO FLOWER / 'WHICH WAY SHALL AFRICA GO? FIRST, I WOULD EMPHASISE THE FACT THAT TODAY AFRICA HAS NO CHOICE BETWEEN PRIVATE CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM. THE WHOLE
WORLD, INCLUDING CAPITALIST COUNTRIES ARE MOVING TOWARDS SOCIALISM... BECAUSE CAPITALISM IS DOOMED' W.E.B DU BOIS 1958"
