Cover letter by Thabi Simelane of the African National Congress (ANC) and a copy of a letter to David Bacon from Alice Walker and Danny Glover. The letters appeal to friends in the United States to help in the struggle for freedom in South Africa. The ANC has never received support from the U.S. government, which instead has usually supported those the ANC is fighting against. The ANC wholeheartedly endorses the enclosed fund-raising appeal. The funds will be used to strengthen its diplomatic presence in the U.S., where the ANC’s presence has been limited to small offices in Washington, D.C. and New York. The letter to David Bacon invites him to join the Committee of 100 -- individual...
Cover letter by Thabi Simelane of the African National Congress (ANC) and a copy of a letter to David Bacon from Alice Walker and Danny Glover. The letters appeal to friends in the United States to help in the struggle for freedom in South Africa. The ANC has never received support from the U.S. government, which instead has usually supported those the ANC is fighting against. The ANC wholeheartedly endorses the enclosed fund-raising appeal. The funds will be used to strengthen its diplomatic presence in the U.S., where the ANC’s presence has been limited to small offices in Washington, D.C. and New York. The letter to David Bacon invites him to join the Committee of 100 -- individual supporters of the ANC in the Bay Area who will contribute $100 or more to support the ANC’s presence in this country.
