cover image: Letter by the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa

Letter by the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa

1976

This letter from the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa asks readers to call their state representatives, senators and President Gerald Ford to demand the United States not to relax restrictions on bank transactions with South Africa. The letterhead at the top of the page features an illustration of the African continent surrounded by the words: [EPISCOPAL CHURCHMEN / for / SOUTH AFRICA]. The organization's contact information follows immediately and reads: [14 West 11th Street New York, N.Y. 10011 Phone: (212) 477-0066 / -For A Free South Africa-]. The letter follows underneath and onto the back of the document.
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Authors

Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa, American, Balthazar Johannes Vorster, South African, 1915 - 1973, President Gerald Rudolph Ford, American, 1913 - 2006

Collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Documents and Published Materials Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera Pan Africanism
Dates
February 25, 1976
Format
Ink on paper
Pages
H x W: 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/35cf896d9492e68fe2d4bc453d950a34

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