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Letter by the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa

February 25, 1976

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

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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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Catalog reference: 2015.97.27.9

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