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.
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