1994 Election Ballot

1994 Election Ballot

Chicago Anti-Apartheid

The first free election in South Africa occurred in 1994. Along with other discriminatory practices, many black children did not have access to the same education, if any, that white children did. The assumption of illiteracy among black people became apparent in the ballot of the first free election. Images of party leaders and logos accompany party titles, in order to allow everyone to vote for their chosen party. Many different native South African languages are printed, giving instructions to voters on how to fill the ballot out. From the article “Mom’s with Guns; Women’s Political Agency in Anti-Apartheid Visual Culture” Kim Miller stated “As feminist scholars have noted, there are a variety of ways in which women have employed symbols and images associated with motherhood as a basis for political engagement”, the same goes for any political party or anyone trying to make a statement. In this particular piece, symbols and imagery are used to invoke political interest and a sense of national/party patriotism.

Columbia College Chicago Students

Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement Collection, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago

College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago.

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