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The North American Campaign For Southern African Liberation Revisited: Lessons From Struggle, Prexy Nesbitt May 2017

The North American Campaign For Southern African Liberation Revisited: Lessons From Struggle, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech to the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies, The John Saul Panel, at the Ryerson School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 12 pages.


Velveteen Illusions And Daily Mini ''1919s'': Constructing Societies That 'Belong To All', Prexy Nesbitt Jan 2016

Velveteen Illusions And Daily Mini ''1919s'': Constructing Societies That 'Belong To All', Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this lecture at the Illinois Humanties Council- Elective Studies Supper Club. 12 pages.


"Telling No Lies": The Role Of Bernard Magubane And Other Progressive Scholars In The Struggles For Change In The United States, Prexy Nesbitt Aug 2010

"Telling No Lies": The Role Of Bernard Magubane And Other Progressive Scholars In The Struggles For Change In The United States, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this paper at the Professor Ben Magubane at 80: Celebrating a Life International Conference held in Pretoria, South Africa. 6 pages.


Revised Version (2010) Of "Through The Eyes Of Mandela Sisulu And Tambo: An Appraisal Of The Southern African Liberation Movements, Darfur, And Kenya And U.S. Policies Towards Africa", Prexy Nesbitt Feb 2010

Revised Version (2010) Of "Through The Eyes Of Mandela Sisulu And Tambo: An Appraisal Of The Southern African Liberation Movements, Darfur, And Kenya And U.S. Policies Towards Africa", Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, revised his original talk at Chapman College, Orange, California, february 25, 2008, to include new material. 16 pages.


In Obama's Backyard: Global Chicago And Global Apartheid, Prexy Nesbitt Apr 2009

In Obama's Backyard: Global Chicago And Global Apartheid, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this article for Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies, vol. 10, no. 2. 9 pages.


Telling No Lies': Building A Strong U.S. Constituency For Africa And Related Issues In The Obama Era, Prexy Nesbitt Jan 2009

Telling No Lies': Building A Strong U.S. Constituency For Africa And Related Issues In The Obama Era, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech at the Obama and Africa Which Way Conference held in Syracuse, New York, which focused on building relationships between the United States and Africa. 14 pages.


"Imbunches" And "Xiconhocas": The Incessant Challenge Of Racism In The Declining Years Of The Reagan/Bush Imperial Order, Prexy Nesbitt May 2008

"Imbunches" And "Xiconhocas": The Incessant Challenge Of Racism In The Declining Years Of The Reagan/Bush Imperial Order, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech at the Wellington Avenue, United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois. 6 pages.


Large Visions And Complete Communities, Prexy Nesbitt May 2007

Large Visions And Complete Communities, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this commencement address to the College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago. 4 pages.


Talk To Antioch College Course On The Black American Contribution To World Revolutionary Processes, Prexy Nesbitt Feb 2007

Talk To Antioch College Course On The Black American Contribution To World Revolutionary Processes, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech to the Antioch College course on the Black American Contribution to World Revoluntionary Processess in the spring semester. 15 pages.


Many Hands Can Lift The Heaviest Of Burdens: A Guide And Resource Book To Assist In Teaching And Learning About Africa In The Unites States - Revised Version #1, Prexy Nesbitt Oct 2006

Many Hands Can Lift The Heaviest Of Burdens: A Guide And Resource Book To Assist In Teaching And Learning About Africa In The Unites States - Revised Version #1, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this draft version of a book designed to assist in the teaching of Africa in the United States. 17 pages.


A Special Discussion For My History Classes, Prexy Nesbitt Mar 2006

A Special Discussion For My History Classes, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech for discussion to his history classes at Columbia College Chicago during the spring semester. 5 pages.


Africa Organizing Manual: Peace With Justice Educational Tour, Prexy Nesbitt Nov 2005

Africa Organizing Manual: Peace With Justice Educational Tour, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this book prepared for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Peacebuilding Unit African Program based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was edited by Imani Countess. 42 pages.


Quiet While 'They' Die: Unraveling The Hiv/Aids Pandemic In Africa, Prexy Nesbitt Apr 2005

Quiet While 'They' Die: Unraveling The Hiv/Aids Pandemic In Africa, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this talk at the University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona. 5 pages, handwritten.


Apartheid Chicago: A Brief Report On The Situation Of African Americans In Chicago And Implications Of That Situation For The American Friends Service Committee (Afsc), Prexy Nesbitt Mar 2005

Apartheid Chicago: A Brief Report On The Situation Of African Americans In Chicago And Implications Of That Situation For The American Friends Service Committee (Afsc), Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, wrote this article for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) about the situation of African-Americans in Chicago, Illinois and its impact on the work of the organization. 20 pages.


Black History Month Speech "The Power Of Education And Reconciliation: Implication Of The South African Experience For African American Students, Prexy Nesbitt Feb 2005

Black History Month Speech "The Power Of Education And Reconciliation: Implication Of The South African Experience For African American Students, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech at the Black History Month Celebration at DePaul University O'Hare and Rolling Meadows campus in the Chicago, Illinois area. 15 pages.


Breakin' The Kneecaps Of 'Baaskap': A Brief Discussion Of The International Anti-Apartheid Movement And African Solidarity Work, Then, And Now, Prexy Nesbitt Jan 2005

Breakin' The Kneecaps Of 'Baaskap': A Brief Discussion Of The International Anti-Apartheid Movement And African Solidarity Work, Then, And Now, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, based this paper on a speech originally delivered at the International Conference on a Decade of Freedom: Cel;ebrating the Role of the International Anti-Apartheid Movement held in Durban, South Africa. 14 pages.


[Organizing] Outrage Into Action: A Brief Discussion Of U.S. Anti-Apartheid And African Solidarity Work Then And Now, Prexy Nesbitt Oct 2004

[Organizing] Outrage Into Action: A Brief Discussion Of U.S. Anti-Apartheid And African Solidarity Work Then And Now, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech at the International Conference on a Decade of Freedom: Cel;ebrating the Role of the International Anti-Apartheid Movement held in Durban, South Africa. 14 pages.


They Call Him Comrade Undertaker': An Analysis Of Africa Organizing Prospects In Five U.S. Urban Areas, Prexy Nesbitt Dec 2002

They Call Him Comrade Undertaker': An Analysis Of Africa Organizing Prospects In Five U.S. Urban Areas, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this treatise while serving as senior organizer of Africa Action, on organizing around Africa and Africa-related issues in five United States cities: Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; and New York City, New York. 11 pages.


South Africa: The Elections And The Path Ahead, Prexy Nesbitt Jul 1994

South Africa: The Elections And The Path Ahead, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

As the Senior Program Officer for the John D. and catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, wrote this piece covering the 1994 general election in South Africa, the first of which was held with universal adult suffrage.


Getting Beyond The Elephants: Africa In The 90'S, Prexy Nesbitt Feb 1992

Getting Beyond The Elephants: Africa In The 90'S, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

As the Senior Consultant for the Mozambique Government, Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this address in 1992 at the Africa in the 90's Conference sponsored by the Center for Urban Education at DePaul Univeristy. This address analyzes inaccuracies in the portrayal of Africa as a continent and includes commentary on how international countries, such as the United States, have developed policies related to the continent.


Talk By Prexy Nesbitt To Operation Push, Prexy Nesbitt Feb 1991

Talk By Prexy Nesbitt To Operation Push, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech to Operation PUSH in 1991 saluting the organization from uninviting Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi from speaking at the forum, due to his associations with the apartheid government and its oppression.


Article And Interview Transcript With New Haven Advocate Newspaper, Prexy Nesbitt Feb 1989

Article And Interview Transcript With New Haven Advocate Newspaper, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, was featured in this article and interview with the New Haven Advocate, a newspaper in New Haven, Connecticut. At the time, he served as consultant to the government of Mozambique representing the country and its interests in the United States, Canada, and Europe. 15 pages.


The Challenge Of South Africa To Black Americans, Prexy Nesbitt Aug 1985

The Challenge Of South Africa To Black Americans, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, submitted this article, co-authored with his father, Rozell Nesbitt, to Black Alumni magazine. 2 pages.


"Popular Will, Populism And Community Organizing" Conference, Prexy Nesbitt Jan 1984

"Popular Will, Populism And Community Organizing" Conference, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, spoke at this conference about lessons learned from revollutionary attempts at transformation in Southern Africa struggles and how they compare to his work in the United States anti-war and civil rights struggles. 3 pages, handwritten.


Talk To Church Group In Basle, Switzerland, Prexy Nesbitt Oct 1981

Talk To Church Group In Basle, Switzerland, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, delivered this speech at a church meeting in Basle, Switzerland, while serving as the Research Secretary for the Programme to Combat Racism at the World Council of Churches.17pages.


Millstones: Indians And Landrights, "Development" And Racism In Canada, Prexy Nesbitt Oct 1981

Millstones: Indians And Landrights, "Development" And Racism In Canada, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, delivered this speech in Canada on behalf of the World Council of Churches' Programme to Combat Racism, where he served as its Research Secretary. It addresses a trip to Canada where he spoke with members of the Dene Nation, the Council for Yukon Indians, local churches, and several individuals. about racism and related issues. 18 pages.


Our Brothers, Our Sisters, Our Sons" : A Preliminary Examination Of Resistance Inside South Africa, Prexy Nesbitt Jul 1981

Our Brothers, Our Sisters, Our Sons" : A Preliminary Examination Of Resistance Inside South Africa, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, co-authored this paper with Robert Hislaire, prepared for the Programme to Combat Racism, a program of the World Council of Churches, where Prexy Nesbitt served as the Research Secretary for the Programme. The paper outlines the efforts and struggles of apartheid resistance groups in South Africa. 29 pages.


Public Meeting To Mark 10th Anniversary Of The International Court Of Justice Opinion On Namibia, Prexy Nesbitt Jun 1981

Public Meeting To Mark 10th Anniversary Of The International Court Of Justice Opinion On Namibia, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, delivered this statement at a public meeting held in the Africa Centre, London, England, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Internationl Court of Justice Opinion on Namibia, on behalf of the World Council of Churches where he served as the Research Secretary for the Programme to Combat Racism. 7 pages.


African Liberation Movements Versus 'Rawhide And Rainbow': A Note On The Reagan Administration's Policies In Southern Africa, Prexy Nesbitt Jun 1981

African Liberation Movements Versus 'Rawhide And Rainbow': A Note On The Reagan Administration's Policies In Southern Africa, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, was then Program Secretary for the Programme to Combat Racism of the World Council of Churches, though this article reflects the views of the author and not necessarily these of the World Countil of Churches nor the Program to Combat Racism . 5 pages.


Rhodesia: "The Slipperty Slopes Of Intervention", Prexy Nesbitt Jun 1979

Rhodesia: "The Slipperty Slopes Of Intervention", Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, delivered this talk for the In the Public Interest radio show. At the time, Prexy Nesbitt was Director, Inter Press Service Africa Project Washington D.C. 2 pages.