THESE ARE SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD MINERS. They built the Kennedy School library - not Charles Engelhard.

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Creator

Black Students Association; Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee; Southern African Solidarity Committee

Place Created

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Date

October 1978

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Leaflet advertising a protest at the Kennedy School of Government on Saturday, October 21 against Harvard University's role in apartheid. The leaflet says Charles Engelhard's foundation donated $1 million to build the Kennedy School library. Engelhard converted a $20 million inheritance into a quarter billion dollar empire primarily by exploiting black workers, made possible by the South African government policy of apartheid. By commemorating the name of Charles Engelhard, the Kennedy School has chosen to attach value and prestige to the name of a man who has stood for the denial basic freedoms and human rights in South Africa. The leaflet discusses gold mines, accidents, safety, the freedom...

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Organization

Harvard-Radcliffe Southern Africa Solidarity Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Southern Africa Solidarity Committee.

Collection

Cindy Ruskin papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections