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Letter |
October 26, 1990 |
letter to Mandela |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella invites South African activist Winnie Mandela to participate in the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas, which would meet in 1991 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. |
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Letter |
October 26, 1990 |
letter to Verger |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Franco-Brazilian intellectual Pierre Verger with information on the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas, which would meet in 1991 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. |
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January 04, 1992 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes about issues interfering with the realization of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
March 12, 1996 |
letter to Lewis |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes about the possibility of convening the fourht Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas in Brazil. |
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Letter |
October 16, 1992 |
letter from Nascimento |
Portuguese |
Abdias do Nascimento and Elisa Larkin-Nascimento write to Manuel Zapata Olivella sending copies of their correspondence with the Instituto Colombiano de Antropología and the papers they presented at a recent congress. Please note: the attachments mentioned in this letter are not in the collection. For related documents, consult Abdias Nascimento’s archival collection, housed by the Afro-Brazilian Studies and Research Institute (IPEAFRO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil http://ipeafro.org.br/home/br/acervo-digital pesquisa@ipeafro.org.br |
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January 03, 1991 |
letter to Santos |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Brazilian writer and historian Joel Rufino dos Santos informing him about the postponement of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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December 06, 1990 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
In this letter to Abdias do Nascimento, Manuel Zapata Olivella poses the possibility of postponing the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas due to heightened airfare prices caused by the Gulf crisis. |
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August 28, 1990 |
letter to Canetti-Echevarria |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Mildred Canetti-Echevarría, Director at the Departamento de Cultura, providing further information on the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
February 27, 1990 |
letter to Graham |
Spanish |
In this letter to Sheila Graham (Consejo Nacional de Asuntos Culturales, Jamaica), Manuel Zapata Olivella suggests organizing a regional meeting in Venezuela in preparation for the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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August 09, 1990 |
letter to Graham |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Sheila Lowe Graham at the Consejo Nacional de Asuntos Culturales (Jamaica) with instructions on how to organize the Caribbean regional meeting, in preparation for the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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July 09, 1990 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
This letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to Abdias do Nascimento gives updates regarding the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas, including the latest activities by Colombia's National Committee (Comité Nacional) and news about the Jamaican regional meeting. |
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Letter |
April 05, 1990 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
In this letter, Manuel Zapata Olivella writes to Abdias do Nascimento and Elisa Larkin-Nascimento with information on the outcomes of the regional meeting in Venezuela, which took place in Caracas in 1990 in preparation for the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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December 17, 1990 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella expresses his concerns regarding UNESCO's impositions on organizational aspects of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas (1991, Paris, France).
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April 10, 1989 |
letter to Nascimento |
Spanish |
Manuel Zapata Olivella informs Abdias do Nascimento and George Maloney about the publication of the Primer Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas's memoirs (1977, Cali, Colombia). He also writes about the latest developments regarding the organization of the fourth Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas. |
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Letter |
December 09, 1992 |
letter to List |
Spanish |
This letter from Manuel Zapata Olivella to George List discusses the impact of Colombia's 1991 constitutional changes on non-profit organizations such as the Patronato Colombiano de Artes y Ciencias, which lost financial support and was forced to cancel some of its activities. The letter also touches on aspects of Zapata Olivella's professional and personal life, mentioning his spine surgeries and the upcoming publication of his latest novel, "Hemingway, el cazador de la muerte." |
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