Draft Statement - ACAS and the Academic Boycott

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Creator

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Place Created

United States

Date

Undated, December 1989?

Type of Item

Resolution

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Draft statement in support of the academic boycott of South Africa. The statement discusses the struggle for a democratic, non-racial South Africa. the African National Congress (ANC), the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the African Studies Association (ASA), the denial of academic freedom, the racially-oppressive structure of the South African educational system, the suppression of ideas, the arbitrary arrest and detention of university students and staff, the educational wing of the Mass Democratic Movement (MDM), the military and police presence on school and university grounds, the banning of public...

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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