Genre

Leaflet

Creator

Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM)

Date or Approximation

December 22, 1969

Description

Double-sided flyer for a December 22, 1969, event with Charles "Poppy" Sharp, chairman of the Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM) in Camden, sponsored by the United Black Front. The front of the flyer has an image of Sharp and event details. The back of the page reads "Fight Racism Support the Black Community" and tells Rutgers-Camden students to meet up in front of the College Center 45 minutes before the event and walk to the Parkside Community Center together.

Subject

Activism and Movements

Black Community

Camden City

Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM)

United Black Front

Spatial Coverage

Campus Center

Parkside Community Center

Related Resource

Memo about City in Crisis brochure / Fight Racism flyer

Transcript

[front]

"Liberator" Returns Home
Brother Charles "Poppy" Sharp,
Chairman: B.P.U.M.
See Him! Hear Him!
Monday December 22, 1969 7:30 P.M.
Parkside Community Center 1701 Park Blvd.
Camden, New Jersey
Sponsored by
The United Black Front

[back]

FIGHT RACISM
SUPPORT
THE
BLACK COMMUNITY
THIS IS A CRITICAL POINT
IN CAMDEN'S HISTORY

YOUR SUPPORT AT THIS
TIME IS CRUCIAL
MEET: FRONT OF COLLEGE CENTER
TIME 6:45 MONDAY NIGHT DEC. 22
WE'LL GO TO
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
TOGETHER

Language

English

Archive

Camden Special Collections, Rutgers University Libraries

Collection

Camden Campus Ephemera

Archival Location

Folder 7: 1968-1969

Contributor

Jesse Bayker