Leaflet advertising a speech by Dennis Brutus on Saturday, April 23 at MSU (Michigan State University). The leaflet says Dr. Brutus was imprisoned on Robben Island, then released and banned for protesting apartheid and attempt ins to integrate the South African Olympic team; after his release he escaped to Zimbabwe and then to the United States; he has been a professor of English at Northwestern University since 1971; he is now fighting extradition by the U.S. Immigration authorities who claim he is no loaner a political refugee. The leaflet says Brutus will speak on The Importance of South African Freedom to Both Black and White Americans. The leaflet says at Jocundry's Book Store there will...
Leaflet advertising a speech by Dennis Brutus on Saturday, April 23 at MSU (Michigan State University). The leaflet says Dr. Brutus was imprisoned on Robben Island, then released and banned for protesting apartheid and attempt ins to integrate the South African Olympic team; after his release he escaped to Zimbabwe and then to the United States; he has been a professor of English at Northwestern University since 1971; he is now fighting extradition by the U.S. Immigration authorities who claim he is no loaner a political refugee. The leaflet says Brutus will speak on The Importance of South African Freedom to Both Black and White Americans. The leaflet says at Jocundry's Book Store there will be book autographing, poetry reading, and conversation with wine and cheese. The leaflet says the sponsors are MSU African Students Union, the African Studies Center, faculty and students, Lansing Equal Rights Committee, SALC, and the Peace Education Center.
