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...Charles Engelhard backed up his anti-apartheid words with action. Richard Tofel '79 of The Harvard Independent (November 30, 1978, page 3) reports that Engelhard's intervention was directly responsible for obtaining the visa that enabled Robert Kennedy '48 to deliver his famous 1966 Capetown anti-apartheid speech...
Significantly, Dean Allison's report rails to note in any way Charles Engelhard's role in fostering racial injustice. Perhaps it is necessary to include a brief reminder to him and any others who believe the Engelhard issue is less than clear cut. Charles Engelhard parlayed an inheritance of twenty million dollars into a quarter of a billion fortune through his chairmanship of Rand Mines which controlled an estimated fifteen per cent of the South African gold mining industry during...
...Despite Engelhard's hollow words about his concern for the "dignity of man" and "improved living conditions," the conditions in his mines were nearly as brutal as those of any other South African mine. Actions speak louder than words. Never by word nor deed did Engelhard condemn the migrant labor system which he enforced and from which he profited. He never once demanded an end to political repression. Engelhard may have been a philanthropist at home, but throwing money about does not absolve him of responsibility for the inhumane methods in which he earned that wealth. He may have contributed...
...library of public affairs to him? (Harvard administrators insist that they will accept any gifts as long as there are "no strings attached.") Dean Allison, when pressed by the Kennedy School Black Students Caucus, admitted that there is in fact no contract requiring the naming of the library after Engelhard. If so, why not change the name? Is the Kennedy School frankly admitting that there should be no relationship between morality and public affairs? Must we seek funds from and honor every wealthy donor, no matter how immoral their source of wealth? Should we dedicate a library to a profiteer...
...early 1970s students at Princeton forced their administration to refuse to honor alumnus Charles Engelhard. We must not permit Engelhard's wealth to legitimize exploitation in South Africa. Vote yes on question one. Please join concerned students at Mass Hall Wednesday, Dec 13 at 12:45 p.m. for a march to the Kennedy School. If we remain united the Library will be re-named...