Association of Concerned Africa Scholars explained
The Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (ACAS) is a US group of Africanist academics, founded in 1978, with co-chairs from the African Studies Association (ASA) and the African Heritage Studies Association (AHSA) for at least the first ten years.[1]
It opposed the CIA's support for the Angolan Civil War and Ronald Reagan's policy towards Africa, in particular the policy of constructive engagement towards the South African regime.[1] [2] In the 1990s the Association led opposition to the Boren Bill.[3]
The Association's papers are held at the African Activist Archive at Michigan State University.[4]
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- Wiley. David. Militarizing Africa and African Studies and the U.S. Africanist Response . African Studies Review. 55. 2. 2013. 147–161. 0002-0206. 10.1353/arw.2012.0041. free.
- Book: Peter Duignan. Lewis H. Gann. The United States and Africa: A History. 10 July 2012. 1987. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-33571-3. 352–.
- Book: William G. Martin. Michael Oliver West. Out of One, Many Africas: Reconstructing the Study and Meaning of Africa. 10 July 2012. 1999. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-06780-8. 116–7.
- http://africanactivist.msu.edu/organization.php?name=Association+of+Concerned+Africa+Scholars Association of Concerned Africa Scholars
