Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe
Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe
Alternate Names: Concerned Americans in Zimbabwe
Location: Zimbabwe
Duration: 1985 - 1987
Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe (informally called Concerned Americans in Zimbabwe) was formed to find ways to express to Zimbabweans and others in the Frontline States that American citizens were very opposed to U.S. support of apartheid. Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe wrote for the local press (op-ed, letters to the editor...
Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe (informally called Concerned Americans in Zimbabwe) was formed to find ways to express to Zimbabweans and others in the Frontline States that American citizens were very opposed to U.S. support of apartheid. Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe wrote for the local press (op-ed, letters to the editor taking turns as authors, but always writing what the group expressed). Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe held irregular meetings and regular parties. Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe wrote letters to the U.S. Ambassador in Harare. Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe joined rallies at the University of Zimbabwe -- and the big one in May 1986 at the U.S. Embassy. The group largely ceased to operate in late 1986 when two key members, Carol Thompson and Bud Day, left Zimbabwe and returned to the United States. (Source: Carol Thompson, a former member of Concerned United States Citizens in Zimbabwe; and ECSA Bulletin, May 25, 1985, Episcopal Churchpeople for a Free Southern Africa, available on this website.)
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