Kenyatta Promises to Work for a United Kenya

Kenyatta Promises to Work for a United Kenya

Photograph

Marc Riboud

Maker
French, 1923–2016

Kenyatta Promises to Work for a United Kenya

Kenyatta - A Legend


September 1961
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.7 × 18.7 cm)
Paper: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0063
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Kenyatta) 9/61 22) KENYATTA PROMISES TO WORK FOR A UNITED KENYA, where \ bickering political parties threaten the success of its forthcoming \ independence. During his 8 years in prison for managing Mau Mau \ terrorist activities, Kenyatta's name became a legend. Kenya poli- \ ticians used the slogan, "Uhuru na Kenyatta" ("freedom and Kenyatta") in their fight to win independence from British rule. \ Credit: Marc Riboud © 1961 MAGNUM PHOTOS
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