{"value"=>"<p>Two of the subseries within General Correspondence: Fairleigh Dickinson University and Black Economic Research Center, consist principally of correspondence Browne kept at FDU and BERC pertaining to his speaking engagements, conference participation, writings, and other professional and personal matters. These files were maintained separately by Browne and do not relate to his teaching responsibilities at FDU or to his administrative role at BERC.</p> <p>Much of the correspondence pertains to and conferences nationwide. The bulk of his speeches deal with the war in Vietnam and economic issues, especially Browne's numerous speaking engagements and participation in seminars as they relate to African Americans. Some of the conferences Browne participated in which are represented here are: panelist for discussion, \"An Erosion of Justice: Black Land Loss in the South\" for a symposium on Race and Law; \"Black Reparations and the Idea of Compensatory Justice\" at the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1979); moderator for \"The World of Black Business\" sponsored by the National Urban League (1979); an address to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1980); and several talks to the American Friends Service Committee and the Black United Fund. Programs for some of his speeches are included in these subseries, while the text of his speeches can be found in the writings series.</p> <p>Correspondence from the 1980's reflects Browne's positions as a senior research fellow at Howard University and as the staff director of the banking subcommittee of the U. S. House of Representatives. In addition to the correspondence pertaining to economic issues as they affect African Americans, other themes in these files include monetary and fiscal policies of the United States and its relationship to other countries. Options for American policy on economic development regarding Africa, especially southern Africa, and the Caribbean are discussed. Other subjects include the African famine of the mid 1980's, South African apartheid, and international finance. Some of the organizations with whom Browne corresponded are the African-American Institute, Operation Crossroads Africa, Overseas Development Council, and Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs. Browne was also in contact with the International Monetary Fund, U. S. government agencies such as Agency for International Development, non-governmental organizations, and corporations.</p> <p>Correspondence pertaining to Browne's writings include requests for reviews of articles and books, editors seeking permission to publish his articles, invitations for submission of articles to journals, Browne's editorship of a college economics textbook and comments and questions on several of his articles such as separatism and the ideas put forth in the Black Manifesto. Some drafts of his writings can be found in this series.</p> <p>Correspondence with politicians such as Benjamin Rosenthal and Harrison Walker concern the war in Vietnam, white control in Rhodesia and other controversial black related issues. Additional correspondents include writer Amiri Baraka concerning the National Black Political Conference, economist W. H. Ferry pertaining to Browne's ideas on separatism and Vietnam, the president of San Francisco State College, S. I. Hayakawa, and Senator Bill Bradley. As a much sought after black intellectual and activist, there are many letters from universities asking Browne to apply for faculty positions at those universities; others sought his nomination for membership in organizations and on boards of national organizations.</p>"}