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Letter |
May 20, 1991 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Abdias do Nascimento and George Maloney with information regarding the organization of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
July 10, 1977 |
letter to Captain-Hidalgo |
Spanish |
This is a letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to to Dr. Yvonne Captain-Hidalgo confirming the upcoming Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia).
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January 15, 1992 |
letter to Lewis |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Marvin A. Lewis to inform him that the IV Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas will not take place in 1993 as planned. He also mentions that the French translation of "Changó, el gran putas" was published as "Changó, de sacré dieu" by Miroirs. |
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January 16, 1992 |
letter to Wauters |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Wauters to thank him for his work to publish the French translation of “Changó, el gran putas” (“Changó, de sacré dieu”). He advises that Wauters market the novel by emphasizing his chapters on the French Revolution and Columbus’s voyages. He also requests that he be sent the rest of the copies promised to him as an author as well as some extra copies to distribute to interested parties in Latin America. Finally, he requests copies of all criticism and publicity that the novel receives in France.
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[January 1997] |
letter to Tittler |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Tittler to inform him that he has written to Colombian Ambassador Pablo Obregón at UNESCO about potentially publishing the English version of "Changó, el gran putas" through the UNESCO press. He also mentions his forthcoming book "La rebelión de los Genes en el Mestizo Americano" (1997). |
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January 22, 1997 |
letter to Ainza |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to Fondo de Publicaciones UNESCO Director Fernando Ainza to seek his support for the publication of an English translation of "Changó, el gran putas." |
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Letter |
March 06, 1997 |
letter to Piedra |
Spanish |
Zapata Olivella writes to José Piedra to thank him for writing the preface to Tittler's translation of "Changó, el gran putas ." (Note: this is not the preface that was ultimately included in the English version of the novel published by Texas Tech University Press in 2010). |
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Letter |
September 14, 1976 |
letter to Skinner |
Spanish |
This letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to Elliott Skinner, Professor at the Center for Advanced Studies, Stanford University, provides information about the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia). Please note: the attachment mentioned in the letter is not in the collection, although it quite possibly refers to the congress's pamphlet--see related item. |
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Letter |
August 18, 1995 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Abdias do Nascimento about presenting a project to the Cumbre de Países no Alineados (1995, Cartagena, Colombia) to build a cultural center of the African diaspora in Cartagena.
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Letter |
October 01, 1976 |
letter to congress participants |
Spanish |
In this letter to the participants of the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia), Manuel Zapata Olivella discusses the financial difficulties in funding the event. |
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Letter |
October 15, 1976 |
letter to Doerr |
Spanish |
The letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to Dr. Richard Doerr, Professor of Modern Languages at Allegheny College, provides information on the first Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia).
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1977 |
letter to Senghor |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to the President of Dakar, Léopold Sédar Senghor, regarding the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1977, Cali, Colombia). |
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Letter |
May 25, 1989 |
Letter from Ortiz |
Spanish |
In this letter to Manuel Zapata Olivella, José Ortiz congratulates Zapata Olivella on his oral history project "La Voz de los Abuelos," and then discusses several organizational details regarding the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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Letter |
March 12, 1991 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Abdias do Nascimento with details regarding the organization of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
May 03, 1991 |
letter to Ramos Guédez |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to José Marcial Ramos Guedes with information on the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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