This set of vibrant voter education posters were used during the transformational 1994 general election in South Africa and were donated by Professor Frank Jolles from the University of Natal.
In 1994, for the first time in South African history all citizens were allowed to vote. It ended the racist segregationist policies of apartheid and revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela was elected the nation’s first ever Black president.
In 2019 as part of the @MIFestival we shared our posters with visitors at AFROJAM in Whitworth Park. Hosted by Dr Erimna Bell, Festival in my Neighbourhood programme was a celebration of all things African and Caribbean!
The iconic victory of Nelson Mandela brought visibility to post-colonial stories. At Manchester Museum we believe that it is important to fully acknowledge, interrogate and address the impact and complexities of empire.
As part of our #MMinQuarantine mobile site, we want to raise awareness of rarely told and overlooked histories. You can explore some of the projects and exhibitions that help shed light on the things they didn’t teach us in school.