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Protest signs

 Series — Flat file drawer: J-9, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection largely consists of convention materials held and handled by Sanders and Clinton delegates on the convention floor. Materials include protest signage, official DNC rally signs, campaign buttons, and official delegate items. Also included are four Los Angeles Times newspapers that cover the convention. The significance of this collection is ofund in the two major unprecedented aspects of the convention. First, the spontaneously printed/crafted protest signage organized by both moderate and radical Sanders delegates. The protest materials used at the 2016 DNC are likely some of the best preserved, and highlight the issues that mattered deeply to Sanders delegates (Banning fracking, voting down the TPP, etc.), and plainly show both the passion and the anger that stemmed from Sanders supporters within and outside the Democratic Party. Second, the official DNC signage handed out to delegaets and attendees to rally for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her various supporters (President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden). All of these materials capture a piece of one of the most unprecedented presidential elections in United States' history.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 2016-07-24 - 2016-07-29

Extent

From the Collection: 3 boxes

From the Collection: 3 folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751