In the 1970s and 80s, students at Carleton College participated in a global activist push against Apartheid, the racist system of governance in South Africa that systematically oppressed the country’s majority Black population. At Carleton, as with many other colleges and universities, this activism manifested in calls for institutional divestment from companies with economic ties to the Apartheid government. Student demands were met with resistance from school officials and administrative bodies. Still, calls for divestment continued as new student activists cycled through their four years at Carlerton, sometimes yielding incremental concessions.
This exhibit showcases the various tactics employed by these student protesters during the years-long push for divestment at Carleton. Each page exemplifies different modes of student activism from throughout the history of anti-Apartheid activism at Carleton.
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