Church on Trial in South Africa

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Creator

Chicago Coalition on Southern Africa; Clergy and Laity Concerned; American Friends Service Committee

Place Created

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date

July 1, 1980

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Leaflet distributed at a vigil outside the South African Consulate protesting the scheduled trial of 53 South African clergy and lay leaders charged for their non-violent demonstration on May 27th protesting the policies of apartheid. The 53 include blacks and whites, as well as heads of the Congregational, Anglican and Methodist churches in the Johannesburg area. During the May protest, they carried Bibles and sang hymns as they passed out leaflets protesting the continued detention of Rev. John Thorne, a United Congregational minister who supported the recent boycott of segregated schools by 'coloured' schoolchildren. The leaflet outlines the repression of South African churches and the...

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Publisher

American Friends Service Committee; Chicago Coalition on Southern Africa; Clergy and Laity Concerned

Organization

American Friends Service Committee
Chicago Coalition on Southern Africa
Clergy and Laity Concerned

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of Chicago Coalition on Southern Africa.

Collection

Carole Collins Africa Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections