African Youth Movement for Liberation and Unity
African Youth Movement for Liberation and Unity
Location: Binghamton, New York, United States
Duration: Unknown, first half of the 1970s - Unknown, existed in 1976
The African Youth Movement for Liberation and Unity was organized to advocate for decolonization, support for liberation movements, and education and enlightenment of African students in the U.S. The organization supported the liberation struggles in the Portuguese colonies (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde) and Zimbabwe as well as the...
The African Youth Movement for Liberation and Unity was organized to advocate for decolonization, support for liberation movements, and education and enlightenment of African students in the U.S. The organization supported the liberation struggles in the Portuguese colonies (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde) and Zimbabwe as well as the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. It also promoted Pan Africanism. The organization collaborated with the American Committee on Africa (ACOA), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the African Information Service, and other organizations. The African Youth Movement for Liberation and Unity published a newsletter. (Source: Kassahun Checole, former member and newsletter editor, and “Event Honoring Kassahun Checole” https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yorubaaffairs/rBGtej_TTeo accessed April 30, 2014.)
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