A colour graphic with a close-up portrait of Thomas Sankara wearing his red beret and camouflage uniform, looking ahead with a calm, determined expression. The background is dark green foliage. Large white text reads:
“THOMAS SANKARA — December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987.”
The People’s Dispatch “people’s history” logo appears in the corner. The image commemorates the revolutionary leader on the anniversary of his assassination.
A reddish-toned poster showing Thomas Sankara speaking passionately at a microphone, wearing his red beret and military jacket. To the right, a quote in white text reads:
“We have learned that from now on imperialism must be fought relentlessly. If we don’t want other Maurice Bishops to be assassinated tomorrow, we have to start mobilizing as of today. When the people stand up, imperialism trembles!”
— Thomas Sankara, Excerpt from “Our White House is in Black Harlem”
Below the quote, smaller text explains that he delivered this speech in New York to a rally of more than 500 people at the Harriet Tubman School in Harlem. The People’s Dispatch logo is in the corner.
A black-and-white photograph of Thomas Sankara speaking at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, wearing his camouflage uniform and beret. To the right of the image is a quote in white text:
“Courageous, determined, stoic and tireless, the Palestinians remind us all of the need and moral obligation to respect the rights of a people.”
— Thomas Sankara, Excerpt from his speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The People’s Dispatch “people’s history” hourglass logo appears in the upper corner.
A black-and-white poster honouring Thomas Sankara. The upper half contains a quote in white text on a dark background:
“Our solidarity and support to activists go against national liberation movements fighting for independence of their country and the liberation of their peoples. This support is particularly; to the people of Namibia under the leadership of SWAPO, the Sahrawi people in their struggle to recover their territory, to the Palestinian people for their national rights. In our struggle, the African anti-imperialist allies are our goals.”
— Thomas Sankara, Excerpt from “The Political Orientation Speech”
Below the text is a photo of Sankara smiling and raising his fist, surrounded by soldiers and civilians during Burkina Faso’s revolutionary years. In the bottom-left corner is the People’s Dispatch hourglass logo with the words “people’s history.”
People's Dispatch: " #PeoplesHistory | Today is the anniversary of the death of Thomas Sankara, the Burkinabé revolutionary leader.
Sankara was the President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987 and a revolutionary Marxist pan-Africanist.
