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A mailgram to President Carter from Maynard Jackson – It is my firmly held belief that so long as the rights of human beings anywhere are denied, the rights of human beings everywhere are jeopardized., 10/28/1977

Presidential Administration: Carter
Location: Georgia
National Archives Catalog Identifier: 572282656
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Jackson, Maynard Folder Citation: Collection: Carter White House Central Files: Series: Name Files; Folder: Jackson, Maynard: Container 1626 2 3 4 5 The House For 2 3 WHB030(1619) (1-019491A298)PD 10/25/7 1818 PM 5 4 91 5 ICS IPMAAAA ATL & 01047 PD FR ATLANTA GA 97 10-25 449P/EST 7 8 PMS PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER OCT 28 1977 NOV 2 1977 9 WHITE HOUSE DC 10 11 12 DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: 13 14 15 IT IS MY FIRMLY HELD BELIEF THAT SO LONG AS THE RIGHTS OF 16 17 HUMAN BEINGS ANYWHERE ARE DENIED, THE RIGHTS OF HUMAN BEINGS 16 EVERYWHERE ARE JEOPARDIZED. THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 19 3 20 STANDS TODAY AS A COLOSSAL EXAMPLE OF HUMAN AND RACIAL 21 DEPRIVATION. 1 22 23 ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA, I CALL UPON 24 YOU TO INITIATE THE FOLLOWING MEASURES: 25 26 5 6 7 1. OFFICIAL CONDENMATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT 8 FOR THE GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS; 9 10 2. ECONOMIC BOYCOTT OF SOUTH AFRICA; 11 3. PERTINENT WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR 12 TO SOUTH AFRICA 13 14 YOURS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 15 MAYNARD JACKSON 16 17 NNNN 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Collection JC-WHCF
Carter White House Central Files
1977 – 1981
Series
Name Files
1977 – 1981
FileUnit
Jackson, Maynard