page_title: Congressional Black Caucus
section_title: TransAfrica and Free South Africa Movement
hierarchical_section_title: Congressional Black Caucus / History / TransAfrica and Free South Africa Movement
caption_attribution_description: English: President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela with members of the Congressional Black Caucus including Representative Kweisi Mfume, at an event at the Library of Congress
context_page_description: The Congressional Black Caucus is a caucus made up of most African American members of the United States Congress. Representative Karen Bass from California has chaired the caucus since 2019.
context_section_description: In 1977, the organization was involved in the founding of TransAfrica, an education and advocacy affiliate that was formed to act as a resource on information on the African continent and its Diaspora. They worked closely with this organization to start the national anti-apartheid movement in the US, Free South Africa Movement (characterized by sit-ins, student protests, it became the longest lasting civil disobedience movement in U.S history) and to devise the legislative strategy for the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 that was subsequently passed over Ronald Reagan's veto. The organization continues to be active today and works on other campaigns.
caption: South African president Nelson Mandela with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Representative Kweisi Mfume, at an event at the Library of Congress
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