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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract | The Anti-Apartheid Support Group (AASG) was organized and officially recognized as a student organization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in October 1985. From 1985 to 1987, the AASG led the campus movement against apartheid by insisting on divestiture of all University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill holdings in companies operating in South Africa. Their protests and demonstrations peaked in March and April 1986 when the group erected shanties in front of South Building. The group was dismantled shortly after the the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Endowment Board voted in October 1987 to divest all of its holdings in companies operating in South Africa. Records, 1985-1987, of the Anti-Apartheid Support Group, include newsletters, membership lists, and some correspondence. Also included are materials, 1981-1985, about anti-apartheid activities that predated the formation of AASG and materials, 1980-1987, about anti-apartheid activities elsewhere. |
Creator | Anti-Apartheid Support Group (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English |
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From 1982 to 1985 various groups, chiefly the Public Interest Research Group, were involved in anti-apartheid activities on campus. The UNC Anti-Apartheid Support Group (AASG) was organized and officially recognized as a student organization in October 1985.
From 1985 to 1987, the AASG was very vocal on campus. Its members led the campus movement against apartheid by insisting on divestiture of all University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill holdings in companies operating in South Africa. Their protests and demonstrations peaked in March and April of 1986, when the group erected shanties in front of South Building.
In October 1987, the Endowment Board of the University of North Carolina ay Chapel Hill voted to divest all of its holdings in companies operating in South Africa, and the AASG dismantled shortly thereafter.
Back to TopRecords, 1985-1987, of the Anti-Apartheid Support Group, include newsletters, membership lists, and some correspondence. Also included are materials, 1981-1985, about anti-apartheid activities that predated the formation of AASG and materials, 1980-1987, about anti- apartheid activities elsewhere.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Related Materials: AASG General, 1985-1987 and undated |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Related Materials: UNC/Soweto, 1986-1987(AASG Newsletter) |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Related Materials: Collateral, 1981-1985 and undated(materials about anti-apartheid activities that predated the formation of AASG) |
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Non-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Related Materials, 1980-1987 and undated |