Aleah Bacquie
Johannesburg, South Africa
February 1993
The Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, pastor of St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn, on stage at the African National Congress (ANC) first-ever international solidarity conference in Johannesburg. Youngblood attended the conference as a member of the Religious Action Network (RAN) delegation, organized by RAN Coordinator, Aleah Bacquie. Large banners with colorful graphics are at the front of the room, with slogans from the Freedom Charter: "The Doors of Learning and Culture Shall be Opened," "The People Shall Govern," "The Land Shall be Shared Among Those Who Work It," and "There Shall be Houses, Security, and Comfort."
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Used by permission of Africa Action (successor to the American Committee on Africa).