History
Organized at a conference in September 1972.
ALSC founded on First African Liberation Day on May 27, 1972
One founding member is Owusu Sadaukai
ALSC organized African Liberation Days each May
1973 demonstrations held in more than 30 cities with over 100,000 participants
Published the newsletter Finally Got The News, in October 1974
Trevor Dykes
Malcolm X at the First African Liberation Support Committee, then known as African Freedom Day-1959
Objectives of the ALSC is to:
1. Provide financial, material and moral support to the liberation struggles now being fought on the African continent against the remaining colonial governments.
2. To inform our brothers and sisters in the U.S, Cananda and the Caribbean of the nature and importance of the liberation struggles and emphasize our relation to the overall struggles of African people against racism and imperialism
3. To inform our brothers and sisters on the African continent about our position on the nature of the struggle in the Western Hemisphere with a view towards cultivating a reciprocal relationship
4. To work for the removal of the military,economic and political support of white minority ruled governments in Southern Africa
5. To provide public support and encouragement for all African governments which aid the Southern African liberation movements
(FBI library accessed on 10/25/12)
Stanley Hardy