“AIDS attacks one race and one race only. The human race.” #WorldAIDSDay
In the 1980s, as the young died and doctors scrambled for answers, charities, activists, and governments tried to inform the public about a new killer: AIDS.
Wellcome Library, London
These posters, collected by the Wellcome Trust, reveal the various messages displayed around the world, amid widespread fear, ignorance, and misinformation about the epidemic.
Advertisement for AIDS information lines by the California Medical Association.
Wellcome Library, London
Poster from the America Responds to AIDS advertising campaign, 1980s.
Wellcome Library, London
Some simply tried to tell people that AIDS is deadly.
An AIDS prevention advertisement by the Central Health Education Bureau in New Delhi.
Wellcome Library, London
