Created by:

May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee, American  Search this

Subject of:

Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961  Search this

Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977  Search this

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American, founded 1972  Search this

National Conference of Black Lawyers, American, founded 1968  Search this

Signed by:

John Akpan  Search this

Carlos Feliciano, Puerto Rican, born 1929  Search this

Florynce Rae Kennedy, American, 1916 - 2000  Search this

Lennox Hinds  Search this

Helen Rodríguez-Trías, American, 1929 - 2001  Search this

Daniel Joseph Berrigan, American, 1921 - 2016  Search this

Sharon Chin  Search this

William Moses Kunstler, American, 1919 - 1995  Search this

Dennis L. Serrette, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type:

memorandums

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

South Africa, Africa

Date:

April 14, 1976

Description:

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Africa  Search this

Black power  Search this

International affairs  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.97.27.35

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Pan Africanism

Anti-apartheid movements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b71ee826-4d0e-47e1-bd3a-e7a3df931f3b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.27.35