Exploring 'Struggles for Freedom' documents in the Aluka digital archive

Name: Cynthia Rathinasamy, rthcyn001 >

1. Document selected

external link: South African Emergency Campaign: A Call to Action

> When I came across this article, my attention was sparked by it because it discussed the Sharpeville Massacre and ways to get involved in the liberation struggle to an American audience. I've always been really interested in how other countries felt during apartheid and how it affected communities in other nations. There is also an article included in the pamphlet by Alan Paton that discusses the state of the nation, the Nationalist Party, and why apartheid doesn't make logical sense. For the purposes of this assignment I'll be focusing on American sentiments and influence, and lack thereof, during apartheid. >

2. Assessment of significance and context

This document is very significant because it is full of the anger and shock following the Sharpeville Massacre. I believe it's important to see how the liberation movement started affecting people all over the world, rather just in South Africa. >

3. Feedback on the Aluka digital library

The Aluka library was helpful in finding primary sources, but there were many times when it would not let me download PDF files or the whole site would be down. >

References and links

> external link: Aluka Digital Library

external link: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0047-1607%28197622%2F23%296%3A2%2F3%3C16%3AMACTSO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q" target="rwikiexternal">Meeting Africa's Challenge: the Story of the American Committee on Africa

external link: United States Policy Toward South Africa

external link: The Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Populist Instinct in American Politics

external link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869441,00.html > The Sharpeville Massacre- Time Magazine

external link: http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.acoa000314&pgs=1%2C6 > United States Economic Involvement in South Africa

external link: http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.acoa000251&pgs=1%2C2 > South Africa Emergency Campaign: A Call to Action

external link: http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.nuun1976_09&pgs=1%2C3%2C4%2C6%2C7%2C8%2C9%2C10%2C11%2C12%2C13%2C14%2C15%2C16 > The Historic Significance of the Sharpeville Massacre

external link: http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.ae000008&pgs=1 > The South African Liberation Struggle

external link: http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/apaton.htm > Alan Paton