[Dear Dr. Samaranch, On behalf of the South African athletes who are currently exluded from participating in the Olympic Games, ...]

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Creator

Dennis Brutus; South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee; Africa Network

Place Created

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date

Probably February or somewhat later 1984

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Mailing by the Africa Network asking people to write to Dr. Juan Samaranch, President, International Organizing Committee, c/o LAOC, Los Angeles Coliseum, Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA and urge him to make a clear statement that Apartheid South Africa will not be readmitted to the Olympic Games. The mailing includes a copy of a February 3, 1984 letter to Dr. Juan Samaranch, President, International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland asking if the South African Committee which was expelled from the Olympic Movement in May of 1970 is seeking to regain membership in the International Olympic Committee, and whether this matter is being considered by you and the International Olympic...

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Publisher

Africa Network

Organization

Africa Network
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

Selma Waldman collection on the Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid (SCCA), Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections