The mailing calls for demonstrations during the week of March 21 against sales of the Krugerrand, a gold coin produced in South Africa. The American Committee on Africa (ACOA) was approached by an organization that successfully pressing the San Antonio City Council to adopt a resolution opposing Krugerrand sales; this group asked that demonstrations be held on this issue across the country. March 21 is the anniversary of the infamous Sharpeville massacre, and the United Nations has declared the date the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [Note: The handwritten note, most likely by Jim Bristol of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), indicates that the memo...
The mailing calls for demonstrations during the week of March 21 against sales of the Krugerrand, a gold coin produced in South Africa. The American Committee on Africa (ACOA) was approached by an organization that successfully pressing the San Antonio City Council to adopt a resolution opposing Krugerrand sales; this group asked that demonstrations be held on this issue across the country. March 21 is the anniversary of the infamous Sharpeville massacre, and the United Nations has declared the date the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. [Note: The handwritten note, most likely by Jim Bristol of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), indicates that the memo was recirculated after it was received from ACOA.]
