REMEMBER KASSINGA

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Creator

Southern Africa Support Committee

Place Created

California, United States

Date

Undated, April some year between 1979 and the late 1980s

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

The leaflet urges people to commemorate the massacred on May 4, 1978 at a Namibian refugee camp at Kassinga, in southern Angola, by the South African Defense Force. That day, 147 men, 167 women, and 298 children died, and 611 refugees were wounded. Before pulling out, the South Africans mined nearby roads to delay medical help. On May 4, Kassinga Day, people are urged to remember those who were martyred by wearing BLACK and to show solidarity with the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) by wearing BLUE, RED, and GREEN -- the color of SWAPO's flag. The leaflet contains the slogans A Luta Continua! and The People of Southern Africa SHALL BE FREE!! [Note: The year this leaflet was...

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Organization

Southern Africa Support Committee

Coverage Africa

Angola
Namibia
South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of a former member of the Southern Africa Support Committee.

Collection

Carol B. Thompson and Bud Day Papers on Southern Africa, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections