African Letters Project
Amistad Research Center
The African Letters Project is a database consisting of descriptive metadata for letters written between Africans and Americans during the era of decolonization (roughly 1945-1994). Created by Tulane history professor Elisabeth McMahon in conjunction with the Amistad Research Center, the aim of the project is to build a globally-accessible database with indexing and full-text access to the letters. Currently, the ALP draws letters from the collections of Maida Springer Kemp and the American Committee on Africa, both held at the Amistad Research Center. The African Letters Project has several goals: Firstly, to make accessible to African researchers archival materials located in the U.S. but relevant to studying the history of decolonization in Africa.
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Amistad Research Center · 5 March 1958 English
Protest from Africans regarding lack of African imput or consultation of regarding building of training college and cancellation of scholarship program
Amistad Research Center · 26 November 1956 English
Group Areas Act; Bloemfontein Conference; South Africa accepting Hungarian refugees; Phoenix settlement; South African discomfort with Mary Louise Hooper
Telling her that he will be in Africa for a brief visit and also in Rome for a conference. Wanting to meet with her and also some other Frelimo leaders …