Picketers protest presence of South African boxer Gerrie Coetzee/ Aug 9 as prelude to visit of that country's rugby team

Creator

David Vita

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

August 8, 1981

Type of Item

Photograph

Description

The poster shown was produced by Stop Apartheid Rugby Tour (START) coalition. START was formed to stop a tour of the United States by the Springboks, South Africa's national rugby team. The American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society (ACCESS) was active in organizing SART. This photograph was published in the New York Guardian with the article "Proposed South Africa rugby tour arouses protest: Anti-apartheid movement revives" on August 19, 1981.

Text in Image

Sports - Yes, Apartheid - No, Gerri Coetzee Has to Go! Stop Apartheid Rugby Tour

Organization

Stop the Apartheid Rugby Tour

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Used by permission of David Vita.

Collection

Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid legal documents and newspaper clippings, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections