Southern Africa Committee
Southern Africa Committee
Alternate Names: National Student Christian Federation Southern Africa Committee, University Christian Movement Southern Africa Committee
Location: New York, New York, United States
Duration: 1964-1983 (continued some activities later)
Newsletter(s):
Rhodesia News Summary,Southern Africa,Southern Africa News Bulletin
The Southern Africa Committee (SAC) began in 1964 at the initiative of the Commission on World Mission of the National Student Christian Federation (NSCF). In 1965 SAC was formalized as a committee of the NSCF, which was transformed into the University Christian Movement (UCM) in 1966. In 1965 the NSCF began publishing a newsletter, the Rhodesia...
The Southern Africa Committee (SAC) began in 1964 at the initiative of the Commission on World Mission of the National Student Christian Federation (NSCF). In 1965 SAC was formalized as a committee of the NSCF, which was transformed into the University Christian Movement (UCM) in 1966. In 1965 the NSCF began publishing a newsletter, the Rhodesia News Summary, in response to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by the Ian Smith regime in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). In 1966 the name was changed to Southern Africa News Bulletin and, in 1967, to Southern Africa: A Monthly Survey of News and Opinion. In 1970 the UCM was dissolved, but the Southern Africa Committee continued as an independent organization and kept publishing the newsletter which, by 1973, became a monthly magazine with the shortened name Southern Africa. The last issue of the magazine was published in 1983. Throughout its existence, Southern Africa covered the liberation struggle in Southern Africa, including the frontline states and Guinea-Bissau, U.S. policy and investment, and the solidarity movement. Although its publication was the main focus of SAC, the committee also was involved in various other solidarity activities. (Source: UCM and SAC publications; Southern Africa Magazine essay by William Minter posted on the Aluka website www.aluka.org; and former members of SAC Richard Knight, William Minter, Gail Hovey, and David Wiley.)
View Full Description
Locate Physical Archives
Grid
List
