More Letters to the Administration
UM faculty vote for divestment at a Senate Assembly meeting, February 14, 1983.
As the legal battles went on between the state of Michigan and the University throughout the 1980s, students, faculty, and people from across the country wrote letters to the administration. Some of these letters are displayed below.
President Shapiro recieved so many letters regarding South Africa that a general form letter was used to reply to most individuals.
Summaries of letters UM received.
A UM alumna voices support for PA 512.
A UM alumnus shows support for the Regents.
Faculty petition calls for full divestment.
Rev. Jesse Jackson tells the Regents to vote for divestment.
U.S. Rep. Howard Wolpe, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, urges UM to support PA 512.
A UM political science undergraduate asks Regent Roach to divest.
Michigan Legislative Black Caucus pushes the Regents to comply with PA 512.
Three Ann Arbor residents write the Ann Arbor News, urging UM to not divest.
A UM student corresponds with the South African Consulate and the South Africa Foundation on PA 512.
An Ann Arbor resident encourages President Shapiro to divest.
A Muskegon Community College professor urges UM divestment.
A UM alumnus criticizes the Sullivan Principles.
State Rep. Perry Bullard thanks Regent Sarah Goddard Power for supporting the 90% divestment resolution.
A Michigan resident urges the Regents to "stand firm" against the divestment supporters.