William Minter papers.

This collection contains the activist papers of William Minter related to African liberation movements from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Most material are newsletters, fliers, and other publications of the organizations with which Minter worked, include the Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Minter, William, 1942- (Author, Compiler)
Language:English
Subjects:
Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa > History.
Mozambique Support Network > History.
Africa Policy Information Center (Washington, D.C.) > History.
National liberation movements > Africa, Southern > Sources.
Anti-apartheid movements > United States > Sources.
Anti-apartheid movements > South Africa > Sources.
Anti-apartheid activists > United States > Sources.
Africa, Southern > Politics and government > 20th century > Sources.
Newsletters.
Fliers (Ephemera)
Genre:
Sources.
Newsletters.
Fliers (Ephemera)
Online Access:
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Local Note:
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Physical Description:3 boxes (1.26 linear ft.)
Format: Kit
Description
Summary:
This collection contains the activist papers of William Minter related to African liberation movements from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Most material are newsletters, fliers, and other publications of the organizations with which Minter worked, include the Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa, the Mozambique Support Network, and the Africa Policy Information Center.
Call Number:MSS 487
Cite As:
Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, William Minter papers, MSS 487, Special Collections, MSU Libraries, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Source of Acquisition:
The collection was donated by William Minter in 2017.
Biographical Sketch:
William (Bill) Minter has been an activist, researcher and writer since the 1960s, focusing on Africa. He attended the University of Ibadan, in Nigeria, from 1961-62 and taught at the secondary school of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) in Tanzania and Mozambique, from 1966-68 and 1974-76. He worked for several organizations focused on Africa and African liberation, including Africa Action, the Africa Policy Information Center, and the Washington Office on Africa in the 1990s. He is the author of No Easy Victories: African Liberation and American Activists over a Half Century, 1950-2000, co-edited by Gail Hovey and Charles Cobb, Jr. He is currently the editor of Africa Focus.