Close the U.S. Open to Apartheid!

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Creator

Ad Hoc Committee to Oppose Apartheid in U.S. Tennis

Place Created

Albany, New York, United States

Date

August 1987?

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Leaflet announcing demonstrations against South African participation in the U.S. Open tennis match in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. The leaflet includes a history of the sports boycott against apartheid South Africa. Sponsors on the demonstrations included: South African Council on Sport; Tennis Association of South Africa, South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee, American Committee on Africa, Brooklynites Against Apartheid, Children for World Peace, Communications Workers of America Local 1180, National Rainbow Coalition, November 29th Committee for Palestine, New York South Africa Solidarity Coalition, Socialist Workers Party, Patrice Lumumba Coalition, S.O.S. Racism, Westchester...

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Organization

Ad Hoc Committee to Oppose Apartheid in U.S. Tennis

Coverage Africa

Namibia
South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of several organizations that were sponsors of the demonstration.