ALC Trustees Respond to Divestiture Request

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Creator

The American Lutheran Church

Place Created

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date

May 15, 1981

Type of Item

Press Release

Length/duration

3 pages

Description

Press release announcing that the Board of Trustees of The American Lutheran Church (ALC) has found a way to say yes to a convention divestment request without violating the constitutional and legal restraints felt by the trustees. The release reports that, at ALC's October 1980 convention, the delegates declared that divestment is the most legitimate strategy in opposing apartheid and adopted a resolution requesting the Board of Trustees to totally divest from all corporations doing business in South Africa. The press release reports that Frank B. Jennings, chairman of the Board of Trustees, says that the policy will be implemented during the next several weeks. The press release quotes John...

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Organization

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (successor to The American Lutheran Church).

Collection

Private collection of Joseph Barndt