Cry of Balintawak, August 26, 1896 poster (English, Manila)
A single-colour poster for the anniversary of the Cry of Balintawak, the August 1896 start of the Philippine revolution against Spain. A raised fist grips a bolo-style sword above a broken chain, with a flag bearing a sun and stars. A quotation urges 'Filipinos unite! Preserve the freedom - you have won!!' and the date is printed large. The tell is transfer and glittering generalities: the 1896 revolutionary legacy is attached to present national unity and the word 'freedom'.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- August 24, 1954
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Themes
- Empire and colonialism, War and the military
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, August 24, 1954. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949002, 306-PPB-130).
Text on the object
Cry of Balintawak "FILIPINOS UNITE! PRESERVE THE FREEDOM - YOU HAVE WON!!" AUGUST 26, 1896
