Dear Carol Collins,

Creator

Tracy Barnes; Stockholders for Majority Rule in Southern Africa; Rita Toll; Mitch Ryerson; George Pillsbury; Annie Hoffman

Place Created

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date

May 7, 1982

Type of Item

Correspondence

Length/duration

5 pages

Description

Letter from Stockholders for Majority Rule in Southern Africa. The letter outlines a planned divestment action by a group of stockholders associated with Haymarket People's Fund. Five target companies were chosen: Fluor Corporation, Mobil Corporation, Citicorp, IBM and General Motors. The letter asks people to contact their stockbroker and say that they will not be a stockholder in these companies so long as they support the apartheid economy by their presence in and financial dealings with South Africa. Included with the letter is are two documents: "Notes on a Divestment Letter to Your Money Manager" AND "Corporations Targeted for Divestment." [Note: The letter should have been addressed...

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Publisher

Stockholders for Majority Rule in Southern Africa

Organization

Stockholders for Majority Rule in Southern Africa

Coverage Africa

Angola
Namibia
South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of George Pillsbury, a former member of Stockholders for Majority Rule in Southern Africa.

Collection

Carole Collins Africa Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections