SEAFIRST DEPOSITS SUPPORT SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID

Creator

Seattle Committee to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa

Place Created

Seattle, Washington, United States

Date

Spring 1979 or 1980?

Type of Item

Button

Description

This round button uses the black and white logo of the Committee to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa (COBLSA, later renamed Campaign to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa), with different red and black text around the edge for the campaign against Seattle First National Bank (Seafirst) because the bank refused to adopt a policy of making no loans to South Africa. The drawing is of an African standing behind bars, with one hand holding a bar. A letter "S" appears on each of three of the bars, forming a dollar sign ($). Behind the figure is the white shape of the southern part of Africa, with black ocean around it. This button may have been produced by the Seattle Committee to Oppose...

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Organization

Seattle Committee To Oppose Bank Loans To South Africa

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Used by permission of a former member of the Seattle Committee to Oppose Bank Loans To South Africa.

Collection

Private collection of Liz Schott