[Dear Dennis Brutus Defense Committee: On behalf of the members of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars, …]

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Creator

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Place Created

United States

Date

November 9, 1981

Type of Item

Correspondence

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Letter expressing support of the Dennis Brutus Defense Committee and offering ACAS' support. It is signed by Professor Allen Isaacman, Executive Secretary; Professor James Turner and Immanuel Wallerstein, Co-Chairs; Professor Joel Samoff; Professor Ann Seidman; Chris Root; Anne Schneller; Professor David Wiley; Professor Tom Shick; Professor Robert Cummings; Professor Robert Johnson; Professor Nzongola Ntalaja; Dr. Bill Minter; and Professor Willard Johnson. The letter expresses shock and anger that Professor Dennis Brutus might be deported. Few academics have contributed as much to the development of African Studies in the U.S. As a writer, poet and literary critic, Brutus is at the cutting...

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Organization

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of several co-chairs of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars.

Collection

William Minter papers, Michigan State University Library Special Collections