Dear President Carter

Creator

American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society; Richard Lapchick

Place Created

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Date

August 6, 1977

Type of Item

Correspondence

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Letter to President Jimmy Carter in reply to a letter by Hodding Carter regarding the participation of South Africa in the Davis Cup tennis tournament. The letter outlines ACCESS and international efforts to end sport contacts with racist South African teams. The letter asks President Carter to endorse the Gleneagles Agreement. The letter outlines plans for a demonstration at the U.S. Open in Forest Hills in September.

Publisher

American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society

Organization

American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Richard Lapchick, founder and National Chairperson of the American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society.

Collection

American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society (ACCESS) papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections