[Dear Anti-Apartheid Activist, The Nelson Mandela National Reception Committee (USA) has been formed.]

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Creator

Imani Countess; Nelson Mandela National Reception Committee

Contributor

Andrea Young, United Church of Christ, Washington Office on Africa

Place Created

Washington, DC, United States

Date

Undated, about mid-February or early March 1990

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

8 pages

Description

A cover letter announces formation of the Nelson Mandela National Reception Committee (USA) consisting of local anti-apartheid activists, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. The committee was established at the request of the International Reception Committee based in London. Enclosures include SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL MANDELA RECEPTION COMMITTEES, MEDIA TIPS, TALKING POINTS, and NELSON MANDELA NATIONAL RECEPTION COMMITTEE (USA) RESPONSE FORM. The mailing discusses the African National Congress (ANC), political prisoners, apartheid security legislation, sanctions, Margaret Thatcher, negotiations, the State of Emergency, F.W. de Klerk, police, the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986,...

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Publisher

Nelson Mandela National Reception Committee

Organization

Washington Office on Africa
Nelson Mandela Reception Committee (U.S.)

Coverage Africa

Namibia
South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of the Washington Office on Africa.

Collection

Private collection of David Wiley and Christine Root