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Photograph of woman on the roof of a car holding a sign reading Apartheid Rugby is Not Sport. The vehicle, a Cadillac, has a license plate that reads RUGBY 2. The image was taken in protest against the South African rugby team, the Springboks, planned matches in 1981 with United States rugby teams, including Chicago, in violation of the United Nations Sports Ban.
Publication Date
7-31-1981
City
Chicago, Illinois
Keywords
activism, United States, Springboks, rugby, Chicago, Illinois, protest
Disciplines
African Languages and Societies | American Studies | Cultural History | History | Oral History | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies | Social History
Recommended Citation
Columbia College Chicago, ""Apartheid Rugby is Not Sport"" (1981). Lisa Brock Collection. 13.
https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/brock/13
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This item is part of the Lisa Brock Collection at the College Archives and Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view more of the collection.