Coalition Against Apartheid collection

Collection — manuscript box: 45 - folder 1

Identifier: 47-5-3798m

Scope and content

Fliers, handouts, and press releases; also "Statement presented befor the Ad Hoc Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees at hearings sponsored by the Cornell Campus Council: Cornell Investment in South Arica--Morally, politically and economically wrong," by Dr. Michael C. Latham, 1978; notes for a talk by Friedman; report of Student Trustee Neil V. Getnick on "Conflicts of Interest and the Cornell Board of Trustees Investment Committee," 1978; and "Position paper: Committee on South African Investments," submitted by student Trustee Gary S. Guzy. Also, reminiscences by Friedman.

Dates

1978.

Creator

Friedman, Michael (Collector, Person)
Latham, Michael C. (Person)
Getnick, Neil V. (Person)
Guzy, Gary S. (Person)
Cornell University. Coalition Against Apartheid (Organization)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

In June 1976, several activists from different groups that had been active around the struggle against apartheid including Michael Friedman, TeriAnn Lowenthal, and Ron Robinson formed the Coalition Against Apartheid (CAA). CAA held several large demonstrations and sponsored leafleting, teach-ins, and educational conferences.