1964
Not all of the propaganda posters produced in China during the Cultural Revolution were directly related to Chinese political affairs. Some were devoted to Mao Zedong’s larger ideological interests. Among these themes was class struggle and the struggle for liberation, and posters often called for the support of groups who were facing similar ideological struggles.
During the 1960s there was significant political exchange between the Chinese Communist Party and African Americans. In the United States, the Black Panther Party viewed itself as a vanguard for revolution and worked to establish a united front that paralleled Maoist ideology. In 1968, the Black Panther Party began to sell copies of the Little Red Book, which was a collection of quotes from Chairman Mao to raise funds. The Chinese support of the black struggle in America had some African Americans calling for revolution in the name of Mao Zedong.
