Hampshire College Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa
Hampshire College Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Duration: unknown, 1975 - 1979?
The Hampshire College Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa (HCCLSA) was a student organization that campaigned to get Hampshire College to divest from companies doing business in South Africa. As a result, in 1976, Hampshire College became the first college in the country to divest from companies in South Africa. HCCLSA was involved in...
The Hampshire College Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa (HCCLSA) was a student organization that campaigned to get Hampshire College to divest from companies doing business in South Africa. As a result, in 1976, Hampshire College became the first college in the country to divest from companies in South Africa. HCCLSA was involved in the formation about 1978 of the Northeast Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa, a coalition of organizations working for divestment of mostly organizations on college campuses. (Source: Joel Saxe and
A Documentary History of Hampshire College, 1975-1985 Chapter 6: Divestment )
