Culture and Resistance 

This design  is an example of African protest designs from the 1980's.  Thami Mnyele designed this Culture and Resistance poster for the Culture and Resistance festival held between July 5th–9th, 1982. It was printed through a silkscreen.  This poster was part of
Thami Mnyele was a South African graphic designer associated with the anti-apartheid politics of the African National Congress and the Black Consciousness Movement. He used his art to educate and communicate about politics and culture to the people of Africa, specifically South Africa and Botswana.

Founded in 1978 in Gaborone, Botswana (the word "Medu" means "roots" in Sesotho), the Medu Art Ensemble was described as "comprised of more than 60 visual artists, performers, and writers, mainly South African exiles but with members from Botswana, Canada, Cuba, Sweden, and North America." One of Medu’s significant legacies was organizing the Culture and Resistance Symposium and Festival of the Arts held at the University of Botswana in Gaborone in 1982. The symposium's goal was to outline the future of culture and the arts in a free, democratic South Africa.