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Freedom for the Wilmington 10. [Circa 1970s]. Sponsored by the OSPAAAL (Organization of Solidarity of the People of Asia, Africa & Latin America). The image depicts a brown fist rising from its chains behind an orange background. Text in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. The Wilmington Ten were a group of nine Black-American men and women wrongfully incarcerated for arson and conspiracy in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1971. Amnesty International cited the Wilmington Ten case as the first official case of political prisoners in the United States. 28 ½ x 18”. Linen backed. Pinholes to corners. A.