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A sheet of green paper printed with a series of six circular outlines of political buttons, each button template reading "No Recall."

Political buttons against the attempted recall of Durham Mayor Wib Gulley for his anti-discrimination proclamation in support of lesbian and gay…

Group of white-presenting people gathered facing a road or public thoroughfare, holding handwritten signs. WRL Southeast's Steve Sumerford, a young white man with glasses and a beard and wearing overalls, appears in the center of the photograph. The signs read, "Germany Started This Way!!" and "On Good Friday Christians Deplore Violence and Death"

Little River Vigil

Vigil participants in Durham, North Carolina after the 1981 anti-gay murder of Ronald “Sonny” Antonevich at Little River in north Durham

Pink flier accented by two triangles, reading "Post-Pride '86 Dance & Party" and "out today, out to stay," and providing details on the address of the dance at the Durham YWCA. Lists the names of four DJs: Liz Snow, J.P., Mandy Carter, and Marilyn. The bottom of the flier reads, "Everyone welcome!"

Post-Pride '86 Dance and Party

Flier for women-centered post-Pride dance party at the YWCA where "everyone [was] welcome"

Peach flier with a hand-drawn cartoon image of two women dancing closely together and the name of the artist, Jean Vallon. The flier headline text reads, "A Women's Dance after the march." The address in Mt. Pleasant, D.C. is followed by a hand-drawn map to a house marked with the women's symbol. The remaining text reads, "$2 benefits Seneca Peace Camp, cash bar"

Women's Dance after the March on Washington Anniversary

Flier inviting lesbian feminist participants in the 20th anniversary of the March on Washington to gather for local nightlife after the march

Blue flier with iconic image of "Uncle Sam" pointing in the background. The sponsoring organizations listed at the bottom of the flyer include: "Charlotte SCLC, Clergy & Laity Concerned, Women in the Workforce (High Point, NC), American Friends Service Committee, Southern Organizing Committee for Economic Justice, Ga. Citizens Coalition on Hunger, Black Workers for Justice (NC), Makini McClain, Walter Collins-U.U.S.C., War Resisters League/SE"

Southern Regional Black Organizers Conference

A Conference of Black Organizers (COB) flier announcing its regional conference in Charlotte, NC and connecting issues of racism, poverty, and…

Black and white photograph of a majority-white group of people with several Black members huddled together for a group photo. They are outside, wearing warm-weather clothing. Some people are raising a fist in the air while others are flashing a peace sign. Two participants, one white and one Black, appear to be both raising a fist and flashing a peace sign with each of their hands.

WRL 1977 National Conference attendees

Participants in the 1977 War Resisters League national conference in Lacey, Washington.

White poster centering an image of a pink inverted triangle inside a purple circle. At the center of the triangle is an image of the dome of the US Capitol building with the text "October 11, 1987. Along the edges of the circle reads, "March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights." Underneath, in pink hot reads, " For love and life, We're not going back!" and "Non-violent Civil Disobedience at the Supreme Court" Tuesday, October 13. The local contact is listed as: North Carolina March Committee, 604 W. Chapel Hill St. in Durham, NC.

1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights poster

Poster for the 1987 March on Washington march in D.C., including info on the "Out and Outraged" civil disobedience action at the US Supreme Court and…

Type-written list of numbered instructions, titled: "Durham Campaign for Nuclear Freeze: Suggestions for Canvassers." At the bottom, a hand-written note scrawled in cursive reads: "*Note: This was written up by someone who is unaware of the fact that 1/2 of the people in Durham are women ("women" is underlined multiple times). Excuse the sexist language."

Feminist challenge to Nuclear Freeze campaigners

A handwritten comment at the bottom of a guide for Triangle-area NC Nuclear Freeze campaign canvassers that reflects an instance of tension over…

Nuclear Freeze petition

A petition targeting Durham County, North Carolina residents, asking them sign onto the campaign to freeze the production and testing of nuclear…

Handwritten sign in black marker, printed on blue paper.

Nonviolent Vigil

Sign welcoming participants in Durham, NC to a nonviolent vigil against the Klan organized by the Durham Coalition for Unity.

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