[Dear Friend, The enclosed letter from Bishop Desmond Tutu is an urgent plea for your help from a man I am privileged to call a special friend of mine.]

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Creator

Randall Robinson; TransAfrica

Contributor

Desmond Tutu

Place Created

Washington, DC, United States

Date

Undated, first quarter of 1986?

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

6 pages

Description

A fundraising mailing with a letter from Bishop Desmond Tutu, who was the 1985 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and today is the leading champion of freedom for oppressed black South Africans. Action is needed now because the Rev. Jerry Falwell has clouded progress on this most important moral issue and has proclaimed that Bishop Tutu - who is risking his life daily in the fight against apartheid - is a "phony." Falwell casually dismisses the problems in South Africa as "labor unrest" while children are hauled off to jail and teenagers and women are gunned down by security police. Falwell recently announced he will mount a million-dollar mass media campaign to oppose any sanctions against...

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Publisher

TransAfrica

Organization

TransAfrica

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of TransAfrica.

Collection

William Minter papers, Michigan State University Library Special Collections