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Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) Papers

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Identifier: 35/17

Abstract

Dennis Brutus, poet and South African expatriate, was an activist, working for an end to racial segregation in sport. He joined Northwestern University's faculty in 1971, and left to joint the faculty of the University of Pittsburg in 1986. The Dennis Brutus Papers comprise correspondence, papers associated with specific organizations and events, and numerous drafts of poems, both handwritten and typed.

Dates: 1960-1984

Found in: Northwestern University Archives

Dennis Brutus Defense Committee, Records of the

Collection

Identifier: 026

Abstract Dennis Brutus was a South African anti-apartheid activist, poet, and educator. The Dennis Brutus Defense Committee was formed in response to efforts by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service to deport him following the invalidation of his Rhodesian passport. When British Rhodesia became independent Zimbabwe, Brutus' passport was revoked. As a result, Brutus was technically rendered an illegal alien. The United States government began deportation proceedings against Brutus...

Dates: 1963 - 1983; Other: Majority of material found within 1982 - 1983

Found in: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies

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