[Dear friends of a free South Africa: The Association of Concerned Africa Scholars supports your efforts to have Wisconsin join the other states Which have divested public funds …]

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Creator

Henry Bucher; Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

Place Created

Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, United States

Date

May 6, 1985

Type of Item

Correspondence

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Copy of a letter of support from Henry Bucher of ACAS to activist Steve Swift, Coordinator of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, who was peacefully occupying the rotunda of the State Capitol in Wisconsin. Swift's action was designed to call on Wisconsin to join the other states in divesting public funds from companies doing business in South Africa. Bucher suggests additional ways to continue the campaign for a free South Africa, including boycotting the South African Krugerrand, lobbying for congressionally-imposed economic sanctions against South Africa, taking more courses on Africa and gearing research papers toward topics related to U.S. policy in southern Africa, and keeping in touch with...

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Publisher

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars

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