SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN LIBERATION EXPRESSED BY CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

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Creator

Fannie Rushing; Bud Day; American Friends Service Committee

Place Created

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date

April 17, 1977

Type of Item

Press Release

Length/duration

5 pages

Description

Press release reports that nearly 300 participants at the national "Conference on Transnational Corporations: Southern Africa" at the University of Chicago voiced strong support for the cause of liberation in Southern Africa. The conference sent letters to President Jimmy Carter and to the President of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) opposing U.S. participation in the Davis Cup tennis matches held in Newport Beach, California, which are attached. The messages supported United Nations resolutions calling on member nations to refrain from sports exchanges with racist South African organizations. Another message to President Jimmy Carter condemned the illegal recruitment of mercenaries...

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Publisher

American Friends Service Committee

Organization

American Friends Service Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of American Friends Service Committee.

Collection

Carol B. Thompson and Bud Day Papers on Southern Africa, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections