[a South African football player from apartheid South Africa…will be joining the Dallas Cowboys]

View Full PDF in New Tab

Creator

Dennis Brutus; South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee

Place Created

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date

April 24, 1983

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

1 page

Description

The mailing says the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee (SAN-ROC) has learned that Naas Botha will join the Dallas Cowboys football team in August as a place-kicker. Botha is a football player from apartheid South Africa, a member of the apartheid rugby organization, and a member of the apartheid police force. He has had his military service deferred. The mailing says SAN-ROC wishes to protest this violation of the United Nations Resolution calling for an embargo on sports, cultural, and academic exchanges with apartheid South Africa. The mailing says Dennis Brutus is President of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee and Chairman of the International Campaign Against Racism...

View Full Description

Publisher

South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee

Organization

South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Dennis Brutus.

Collection

George M. Houser Africa collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections