[Dear President Carter]

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Creator

South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee; Dennis Brutus

Place Created

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Date

March 21, 1977

Type of Item

Correspondence

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Letter from Dennis Brutus to President Jimmy Carter regarding the Davis Cup tennis match in which the United States team will play against a South African team. The letter says the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee and all South Africans who are opposed to racism in sport call for the cancellation of this event and of all sporting exchanges with South Africa until the sports bodies there are open to all South Africans and all representative teams are selected on merit, regardless of race. The letter calls on President Carter to express his opposition to this event and to call on the United States Tennis Association to heed the resolutions of the United Nations and cease supporting...

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Publisher

South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee

Organization

South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Dennis Brutus.

Collection

Private collection of Robert Edgar