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END THE EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN LABOR

END THE EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN LABOR

Picket on the docks in Philadelphia (Packer Marine Terminal) organized by the Coalition to Stop Rhodesian Imports. This may be a picket of the ship named the Austral Patriot on June 17, 1974 which the Coalition believed was carrying goods from Rhodesia or the African Dawn on July 26, 1974. The coalition campaigned against imports from Rhodesia, including Asbestos, Chrome, Beryllium, that were imported to the U.S. under the Byrd Amendment in violation of United Nations sanctions against Rhodesia.
Place Created

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date

1974, possibly June 17 or July 26

Type of Item

Photograph

Description

Picket on the docks in Philadelphia (Packer Marine Terminal) organized by the Coalition to Stop Rhodesian Imports. This may be a picket of the ship named the Austral Patriot on June 17, 1974 which the Coalition believed was carrying goods from Rhodesia or the African Dawn on July 26, 1974. The coalition campaigned against imports from Rhodesia, including Asbestos, Chrome, Beryllium, that were imported to the U.S. under the Byrd Amendment in violation of United Nations sanctions against Rhodesia.

Organization

Coalition to Stop Rhodesian and South African Imports

Coverage Africa

Zimbabwe

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Collection

Vincent Klingler papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections

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