African Activist Archive

The mailing discusses the future of the African Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) after African Liberation Day (ALD) on May 26, 1973, in which more than 100,000 people participated around the country. In the Twin Cities, close to 500 people took part, one of the largest mass actions in the Black community of Minnesota. The ALSC National Steering Committee met in June in Frogmore, South Caroline to assess, reorganize, and make plans for future activities. It was decided that ALSC would be a United Front body of black people united around the elimination of racism and economic injustice, with the primary goal being the liberation of the African continent. The principal tasks ahead are to: (1) merge the Black Liberation struggles in the U. S. with the National liberation struggles in Africa, and (2) merge the black liberation struggles in the U.S. with the overall struggle to change the fundamental nature of this society by fighting exploitation and oppression. The United Front is charged with the following: 1. Raise money for liberation groups in Southern Africa and Guinea Bissau through the United African appeal; 2. Conduct educational seminars and programs on economic injustice and its effects on southern Africa and Guinea Bissau; 3. Distribute literature, films, and other educational material on economic injustices and its effect on southern Africa and Guinea Bissau; 4. Engage in efforts to influence and transform U.S. policy (e.g., repealing the Byrd Amendment); 5. Engage in mass action boycotts against U.S. corporations (e.g., Gulf Oil); and 6. Support and spearhead Annual African Liberation Day demonstrations in conjunction with International African Solidarity Day.

African Activist Archive

[Dear Friends: The Twin Cities recently witnessed, in conjunction with Cities throughout the country and around the world, …]

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