[Hitler, McCarthy, Anita - Act Now for Human Rights Poster]
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Poster advertising the Breakfast Festival for Human Rights at Auditorium Shores. The poster features a black white and red graphic of Anita Bryant's head mid-speech. On the right is printed "Hitler - McCarthy - Anita". The "T" in Hitler is a swastika, the "A" in McCarthy is a star, and the "T" in Anita is a red cross, referring to Bryant's homophobic values based on her Christian faith. Underneath reads "Act Now for Human Rights" with information about the event below.
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Poster advertising the Breakfast Festival for Human Rights at Auditorium Shores. The poster features a black white and red graphic of Anita Bryant's head mid-speech. On the right is printed "Hitler - McCarthy - Anita". The "T" in Hitler is a swastika, the "A" in McCarthy is a star, and the "T" in Anita is a red cross, referring to Bryant's homophobic values based on her Christian faith. Underneath reads "Act Now for Human Rights" with information about the event below.
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Flyer advertising the Breakfast Festival for Human Rights in response to Anita Bryant's presence in Austin, Texas. The flyer states the festival is "A gathering of all the people of Austin who - by our presence - wish to affirm human rights and communicate to ANITA BRYANT an unmistakable sense of UNWELCOME."