The peace sign has a long life, in fact I was surprised to read that it is 50 years old as of today. Seriously. The Washington Post story is here. Excerpt:
“….Unveiled at a British ban-the-bomb rally on April 4, 1958, the peace symbol’s peak of potency was in the 1960s, when it was the emblem of the anti-Vietnam War movement and all things groovily counterculture. (Said its late creator, British graphic designer Gerald Holtom: “I drew myself . . . a man in despair . . . put a circle around it to represent the world.”) The symbol has marched in service of many causes over the years: civil rights, women’s rights, environmentalism, gay rights, anti-apartheid, the nuclear-freeze movement and the latter-day antiwar crowd….”
Peace Out- 3C
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1 Elaine Reese // Apr 4, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Ah, yes, I remember it well. Of course, some of the youth think it’s a Benz logo.
2 Carole Cohen // Apr 6, 2008 at 11:05 am
Elaine, I knew the peace sign originated in England but I was really surprised to see it was in the 50s! LOL at the Benz comment
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