The Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) was as formed in Detroit in December 1980 by a group of Detroit-area religious leaders representing a broad range of Judeo-Christian and Muslim denominations. The MCHR was heavily involved in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. By 1984 MCHR was discouraging investment in South Africa and...
The Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) was as formed in Detroit in December 1980 by a group of Detroit-area religious leaders representing a broad range of Judeo-Christian and Muslim denominations. The MCHR was heavily involved in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. By 1984 MCHR was discouraging investment in South Africa and protesting the sale of South Africa's Krugerrand gold coins; 20 stores stopped selling the Krugerrand. MCHR expanded its campaign to include all South Africa imports including lobsters and other food items. Over the course of the next several years, the group promoted several anti-Apartheid events in the Detroit-area including appearances by high-profile African dignitaries including Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. (Source: Michigan Coalition for Human Rights website; and
Michigan Coalition for Human Rights Records, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University)
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