![Untitled [National Council of Churches information sheet on Soweto Day]](https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/soweto/1001/preview.jpg)
![Untitled [Informational letter by CCISSA co-chairs]](https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/soweto/1006/preview.jpg)
![Untitled [Map of Chicago, Illinois]](https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/soweto/1008/preview.jpg)
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![Untitled [Thank you letter] by Basil Clunie, Rachel Rubin, and Ruth Bedell](https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/soweto/1013/thumbnail.jpg "Untitled [Thank you letter] by Basil Clunie, Rachel Rubin, and Ruth Bedell")
Untitled [Thank you letter]
Basil Clunie, Rachel Rubin, and Ruth Bedell
A thank you letter issued to participants of the 1989 Soweto Day Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois.
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Save the Date: Help Free South African Detainees
Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa and Church World Service
A flyer for the Soweto Day 1989 Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois providing information about the walkathon and rally.
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Soweto Day '89 Walkathon
A flyer for the Soweto Day 1989 Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois providing information about the walkathon route and rally.
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Soweto Day '89 Walker's Route Sheet
Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa and Church World Service
An information sheet explaining the route and instructions for the walkers of the 1989 Soweto Day Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois.
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Soweto Day Rally
Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid and Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa
A flyer for the Soweto Day 1989 Rally in Chicago, Illinois following the walkathon.
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Soweto Day Walkathon Certificate of Appreciation
Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa and Church World Service
A certificate of appreciation issued to participants of the 1989 Soweto Day Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois.
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Soweto Day Walkathon June 17, 1989 Marshall Information Sheet
An information sheet explaining the route and instructions for the marshalls of the 1989 Soweto Day Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois.
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Support South African Detainees
Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa and Church World Service
A brochure for the Soweto Day 1989 Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois providing information on why activists were marching for this cause, how to join the event, and about imprisoned detainees.
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![Untitled [National Council of Churches information sheet on Soweto Day]](https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/soweto/1001/thumbnail.jpg "Untitled [National Council of Churches information sheet on Soweto Day]")
Untitled [National Council of Churches information sheet on Soweto Day]
An information sheet explaining the National Council of Churches' involvment in the Soweto Day observances in Chicago, Illinois between Pentacost (May 14) and Soweto Day (June 16) in 1989.
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Application for Permit - Special Event Using the Public Way
Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa
The application submitted by the Chicago Committeee in Solidarity with Southern Africa (CCISSA) to the Dpartment of Public Works for the City of Chicago, Illinois to use city streets for the 1989 Soweto Day Walkathon. This document includes a copy of the permit issued to CCISSA by the Department of Public Works for this event.
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![Untitled [Informational letter by CCISSA co-chairs] by Basil Clunie and Rachel Rubin](https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/soweto/1006/thumbnail.jpg "Untitled [Informational letter by CCISSA co-chairs] by Basil Clunie and Rachel Rubin")
Untitled [Informational letter by CCISSA co-chairs]
Basil Clunie and Rachel Rubin
A paper by the co-chairs of the Chicago Committee in Solidarity with Southern Africa (CCISSA) explaining why they will be co-hosting a Soweto Day Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois with Church World Services.
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How to do a Walkathon
Mike Mihaljevich
A booklet of instructions and practical advice on how to host an effective protest walkathon.
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Soweto Day '89 Walkathon Registration Procedure
A document outlining the procedures for registering for the 1989 Soweto Day Walkathon in Chicago, Illinois.
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![Untitled [Map of Chicago, Illinois]](https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/soweto/1008/thumbnail.jpg "Untitled [Map of Chicago, Illinois]")
Untitled [Map of Chicago, Illinois]
A map of Chicago, Illinois detailing the route of the 1989 Soweto Day Walkathon.
On April 16, 1976, black school children of Soweto, South Africa were shot and killed when they protested the introduction of Afrikaans into their curriculum. The association of Afrikaans with apartheid prompted black South Africans to prefer English. The documents below show evidence of various Chicago anti-apartheid groups that joined to demonstrate and march in an annual Walkathon to the South African Consulate in Chicago, Illinois in memory of the Soweto Uprising.
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