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United People's Campaign Against Apartheid and Racism

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cornelius Moore African Activist Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 170
Scope and Contents

The collection includes documents from the Philadelphia-based group, United People's Campaign Against Apartheid and Racism (UPCAAR) from the late 1970s and 1980s. There are also political buttons from a number of organizations in Philadelphia, Oregon, Barcelona, among other locations. There are also programs from a concert at Harvard and from the American Film Festival.

Dates: 1979 - 1989

Vincent Klingler papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 641
Scope and Contents The Vincent Klingler papers contain reports, fliers, correspondence, photographs and mailings relating to Klingler's activism as Chairperson of the Coalition to Stop Rhodesian and South African Imports, the United People’s Campaign against Apartheid and Racism (UPCAAR), and the Philadelphia Coalition for Justice in Angola. Topics include U. S. longshoremen and dock worker strikes against unloading Rhodesian exports of chrome, asbestos, and nickel on the "African Neptune" and "African Sun,"...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1973 - 1978

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African American stevedores -- Labor unions -- History -- Sources 1
Anti-apartheid activists -- United States -- 20th century -- Sources. 1
Anti-apartheid movements -- United States -- 20th century -- Sources. 1
Anti-apartheid movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Apartheid -- South Africa -- History -- Sources 1