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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Our Men Fight for the Right to Vote
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Our Men Fight for the Right to Vote

Artifact IDMO 2023.3.1
Object Type Poster
Issuing Body (American organization, 1941-1948)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of two hands, from different men, hovering above a ballot box. The hand on the left, with a tan sleeve, is holding a rifle. The hand on the right, with a blue sleeve, is placing a paper ballot in the box. Black and blue text reads: OUR MEN / FIGHT / FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE / ABOLISH THE POLL TAX. Additional small text along the bottom reads: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO ABOLISH THE POLL TAX / 127 B STREET, S. E. WAHINGTON 3, D. C. A Baltimore union bug is printed in the lower right corner.
Historical NoteA facsimile of this poster is currently on display in the FDR Library's special exhibition, BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ROOSEVELTS, 1932-1962.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Muriel McAvoy Weissman in 2002. Transferred from the FDR Library Archives, 2022.
Credit LineGift of Muriel McAvoy Weissman
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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