AIDS Is a White Man's Disease

AIDS Is a White Man's Disease

Contributor(s):
POCAAN (Organization)
The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection
Publication:
POCAAN (Organization), [ca. 1988]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
HIV
Public Health
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Posters
Slides (photographs)
Abstract:
This poster is part of the "Famous Last Words" campaign developed in the late 1980s by the People of Color Against AIDS (now known as the People of Color Against AIDS Network), a community-based advocacy group that provided comprehensive AIDS/HIV education and prevention models for all communities of color. Responding to common beliefs that AIDS was not a threat to minority communities, People of Color Against AIDS encouraged individuals to overcome false assumptions while adopting behaviors based on the information provided. The poster challenges the reactionary rhetoric associated with stereotyping by disparaging the association of AIDS with the "white man." The presentation starkly reminds the viewer of the consequences of this misconception by suggesting these are "famous last words.". NOTE: Original is slightly blurry.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584655X93 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
VCBBGS
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X93
Archival Collection:
Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)