October 31, 1988
Only one Smith share in South Africa remains unsold
October 31st, 1988 was the date set by the trustees two years previously to achieve total divestment from companies affiliated with South Africa, a country that remained under apartheid rule. That deadline had been set after extensive student protest in favor of total divestment. As of that date, Smith College had sold every South African share except for those in S.C. Johnson and Company that could not be sold on the open market.
The full Sophian article on the progress on divestment can be found here (1, 4).
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