cover image: Letter requesting support for the Anti-Apartheid Day rally

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Letter requesting support for the Anti-Apartheid Day rally

1976

This letter requests support for the May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day in New York City. The memo is white paper with black text. The heading reads: [May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee]. The memo is signed by the following [John Akpan / Pan African Students Organization in / the Americas (PASOA) / Daniel Berrgian, S.J. / Sharon Chin / Youth Against War & Fascism / (YAWF) / Carlos Feliciano / Florynce R. Kennedy / Coalition Against Racism and Sexism / William Kunstler / Lennox Hines (sic) / Pres. National Conference of Black Lawyers / Helen Rodriguez-Trias, M.D. / Pres. Committee to End Sterilization / Abuse (CESA) / Dennis L. Serette / Pres. N.Y.S Coalition of Black Trade Unionists]. The back of the memo is blank.
africa anti-apartheid movements black power african americans international affairs activism african american pan africanism youth against war & fascism u.s. history, 1969-2001 pan african students organization in the americas national conference of black lawyers coalition of black trade unionists chin, sharon kunstler, william moses rodríguez-trías, helen hinds, lennox berrigan, daniel joseph may 1 anti-apartheid day committee feliciano, carlos serrette, dennis l akpan, john kennedy, florynce rae

Authors

May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee, American, Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961, Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American, founded 1972, National Conference of Black Lawyers, American, founded 1968, John Akpan, Carlos Feliciano, Puerto Rican, born 1929, Florynce Rae Kennedy, American, 1916 - 2000, Lennox Hinds, Helen Rodríguez-Trías, American, 1929 - 2001, Daniel Joseph Berrigan, American, 1921 - 2016, Sharon Chin, William Moses Kunstler, American, 1919 - 1995, Dennis L. Serrette, American

Collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Documents and Published Materials Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera Pan Africanism Anti-apartheid movements
Dates
April 14, 1976
Format
Ink on paper
Pages
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Place Discussed
United States of America South Africa
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
South Africa
Rights
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/efcb5c9d06465e22e6018a441efc058b

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