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sadiqanoni: This from the documentary A Time to Burn. Eddie Chambers, the man speaking here, went on to become the longest serving state Senator in Nebraska history. From @Wikipedia Because of a legislative resolution Chambers introduced in 1980, Nebraska became the first state to divest from South Africa in protest of apartheid. Upon discovering that the University of Nebraska held several hundred gold Krugerrands as an investment, Chambers introduced a nonbinding resolution calling for reinvestment of state pension funds that had been invested directly or indirectly in South Africa.The resolution argued that apartheid was contrary to Nebraska's principles of human rights and legal equality. Nebraska's divestment caused little immediate change in business practices; David Packard of Hewlett-Packard said, "I'd rather lose business in Nebraska than with South Africa." But other state governments and eventually the federal government followed Nebraska's example, contributing to the end of apartheid. Chambers spearheaded a stronger 1984 law mandating divestment, resulting in Nebraska's public employee pension funds divesting $14.6 million in stocks issued by companies that did business with South Africa. Archbishop Desmond Tutu later visited Lincoln, where he remarked that Nebraska had helped to end apartheid. The state government conspicuously did not invite Chambers to Tutu's speaking event.

- Toni Morrison Listen to the full interview on YouTube: “Toni Morrison’s Final Thoughts at “Art and Social Justice” at Stella Adler Studio of Acting

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wisdom.keepers: Erika Gagnon - Ceremonial Leader, North America.