Can jazz posters
convey political
messages?
Look at this Jazz against apartheid poster.
• The poster is not dated. What information about the
poster could help us date it?
• What is apartheid?
• How does the design of the poster reflect the
message of the anti apartheid movement?
• How has the person who designed the poster
combined an anti apartheid message with a musical
symbol?
• Do you think this poster is effective at conveying an
anti apartheid message?
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