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In 1977, an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader named Leon Sullivan proposed a set of six principles to govern U.S. investments and business operations in South Africa. These principles included the elimination of workplace discrimination, pay equality, education, and sponsoring social programs and community investment. Sullivan previously fought for equal employment opportunities for African Americans in the United States, and he hoped that by making the same opportunities available to blacks living under apartheid, apartheid would be undermined at a social and economic level. Sullivan also hoped that companies would use their privileged position to lobby for political change.
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