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'''Guthrie Michael Scott''' (30 July 1907&nbsp;– 14 September 1983) was an [[Anglican priest]] and [[Internal resistance to South African apartheid|anti-apartheid]] activist, who joined in the defiance of the apartheid system in [[South Africa]] in the 1940s – a long struggle for social justice in that country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200911231071.html|title=Namibia: Michael Scott - a Man of Conscience (1907 to 1983)|first=Catherine|last=Sasman|date=23 November 2009|newspaper=New Era|accessdate=26 January 2018|via=AllAfrica}}</ref> He was also an early advocate of [[nuclear disarmament]].
[[File:Bertrand Russell leads anti-nuclear march in London, Feb 1961.jpg|thumbnail|right|Rev Michael Scott (centre left) beside Bertrand Russell leading an anti-nuclear weapons march in London]]
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Reverend '''Guthrie Michael Scott''' (30 July 1907 – 14 September 1983), was an [[Anglican priest]] [[anti-apartheid]] activist, who joined in the defiance of the apartheid system in [[South Africa]] in the 1940s - a long struggle for social justice in that country.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200911231071.html All Africa]</ref> He was also an early advocate of [[Nuclear disarmament]].


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==Life==
Scott was born in Sussex on 30 July 1907 and educated at [[King's College, Taunton]]. He was [[ordained]] by [[George Bell (bishop)|George Bell]] in 1932 and began his career with [[Curate|curacies]] in [[Slaugham]] and [[Kensington]].<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN (invalid) 0108153674 alternate version: {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}} {{OCLC|25885092}} {{OCLC|59162245}}</ref> He was [[Chaplain|Domestic Chaplain]] to the [[Anglican Diocese of Bombay|Bishop of Bombay]] from 1935 to 1937; and then served at St Paul’s Cathedral, [[Calcutta]]. In 1943 he moved to [[Johannesburg]] where he was [[Chaplain]] to the St Alban’s Mission. While there he became the first white man to be jailed for resisting that country’s racial laws.<ref>[http://www.dacb.org/stories/southafrica/scott_michael.html Dictionary of African Christian Biography]</ref> He was a leading international promoter of Namibian independence along with Chief [[Hosea Kutako]] and Captain [[Hendrik Samuel Witbooi]].<ref>{{cite news
Scott was born in Sussex on 30 July 1907 and educated at [[King's College, Taunton]], [[Chichester Theological College]] and [[St Paul's College, Grahamstown]]. He was [[ordained]] by [[George Bell (bishop)|George Bell]] in 1932 and began his career with [[Curate|curacies]] in [[Slaugham]] and [[Kensington]].<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN (invalid) 0108153674 alternate version: {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}} {{OCLC|25885092}} {{OCLC|59162245}}</ref>

He was [[Chaplain|Domestic Chaplain]] to the [[Anglican Diocese of Bombay|Bishop of Bombay]] from 1935 to 1937; and then served at [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata|St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta]].

In 1943 he moved to [[Johannesburg]] where he was [[Chaplain]] to the St Alban's Mission. While there he became the first white man to be jailed for resisting that country's racial laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dacb.org/stories/southafrica/scott_michael.html|title=Dictionary of African Christian Biography|accessdate=26 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807045444/http://www.dacb.org/stories/southafrica/scott_michael.html|archivedate=7 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 1952, he co-founded the Africa Bureau, "an organisation to advise and support Africans who wished to oppose by constitutional means political decisions affecting their lives and futures imposed by alien governments."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/blcas/african-bureau.html|title=Records of the Africa Bureau and related organisations|publisher=Bodleian Library|location=Oxford}}</ref> He was a leading international promoter of Namibian independence along with Chief [[Hosea Kutako]] and Captain [[Hendrik Samuel Witbooi]].<ref>{{cite news
|title=Michael Scott, 'a troublemaker' who helped people of Namibia
|title=Michael Scott, 'a troublemaker' who helped people of Namibia
|last=Vigne
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|first=Randolph
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|newspaper=[[The Namibian]]
|newspaper=[[The Namibian]]
|date=7 July 2006
|date=7 July 2006
|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=25149&no_cache=1}}</ref><ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/200605010040 New Statesman – The British Gandhi<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> For his efforts in the [[Namibian War of Independence]], he has a prominent street named after him in [[Windhoek]].
|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=25149&no_cache=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200605010040|work=New Statesman |title= The British Gandhi|publisher=|accessdate=26 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526140743/http://www.newstatesman.com/200605010040|archive-date=2006-05-26|first=Peter |last=Wilby
|date=1 May 2006}}</ref> For his efforts in the [[Namibian War of Independence]], he has a prominent street named after him in [[Windhoek]].


With [[Bertrand Russell]], he was co-founder of the [[Committee of 100 (United Kingdom)|Committee of 100]] in 1960. He met with [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] during Ghana's celebration of independence.<ref>[http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_ghana_trip_1957/ Ghana Trip (1957)]</ref>
With [[Bertrand Russell]], he was co-founder of the [[Committee of 100 (United Kingdom)|Committee of 100]] in 1960. He met [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] during Ghana's celebration of independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/ghana-trip|title=Ghana Trip|website=kinginstitute.stanford.edu|date=26 April 2017 |accessdate=4 December 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Kingston near Lewes, St Pancras Church, Michael Scott window.jpg|thumb|400x400px|'''Michael Scott window'''|alt=]]


He wrote his biography “A Time to Speak” in 1958<ref>[[British Library]] web site accessed 7 April 2012</ref> and in his later life was a friend of the philosopher [[Bertrand Russell]]. He died on 14 September 1983.<ref>''The Rev Michael Scott. Pioneer Campaigner against Apartheid'' [[The Times]] (London, England), Friday, 16 September 1983; p. 14; Issue 61639.</ref> There is a memorial window to him at St Pancras, [[Kingston near Lewes|Kingston Juxta Lewes]].<ref>[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2884786 Geograph]</ref>
In later life, Scott was a friend of the philosopher [[Bertrand Russell]]. He died on 14 September 1983.<ref>{{cite news The Times|title=The Rev Michael Scott. Pioneer Campaigner against Apartheid|date= 16 September 1983|p= 14|issue= 61639}}</ref> There is a memorial window to him at [[St Pancras Church, Kingston near Lewes|St Pancras Church]], [[Kingston near Lewes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2884786|title=St Pancras, Kington Near Lewes: Michael... (C) Basher Eyre|website=www.geograph.org.uk|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>


Along with his philosopher friend [[Bertrand Russell]], Scott was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a [[world constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961 |url=https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=d&d=A-HK01-07-B149-F04-022.1.3 |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Helen Keller Archive |publisher=American Foundation for the Blind}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials |url=https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=d&d=A-HK01-07-B154-F05-028.1.6 |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=Helen Keller Archive |publisher=American Foundation for the Blind}}</ref> As a result, for the first time in human history, a [[World Constituent Assembly]] convened to draft and adopt the [[Constitution for the Federation of Earth]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preparing earth constitution {{!}} Global Strategies & Solutions {{!}} The Encyclopedia of World Problems |url=http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/strategy/193465 |url-status= |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=The Encyclopedia of World Problems {{!}} Union of International Associations (UIA)}}</ref>
===Bibliography===

==Works==
Scott wrote an autobiography ''A Time to Speak'', published by [[Faber and Faber]] in 1958.

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Latest revision as of 22:41, 9 November 2023

The Reverend
Michael Scott
Born
Guthrie Michael Scott

30 July 1907
Lowfield Heath, Sussex, England
Died14 September 1983
Parent(s)Percival Caleb Scott and Ethel
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained21 December 1930

Guthrie Michael Scott (30 July 1907 – 14 September 1983) was an Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist, who joined in the defiance of the apartheid system in South Africa in the 1940s – a long struggle for social justice in that country.[1] He was also an early advocate of nuclear disarmament.

Life

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Scott was born in Sussex on 30 July 1907 and educated at King's College, Taunton, Chichester Theological College and St Paul's College, Grahamstown. He was ordained by George Bell in 1932 and began his career with curacies in Slaugham and Kensington.[2]

He was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Bombay from 1935 to 1937; and then served at St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta.

In 1943 he moved to Johannesburg where he was Chaplain to the St Alban's Mission. While there he became the first white man to be jailed for resisting that country's racial laws.[3] In 1952, he co-founded the Africa Bureau, "an organisation to advise and support Africans who wished to oppose by constitutional means political decisions affecting their lives and futures imposed by alien governments."[4] He was a leading international promoter of Namibian independence along with Chief Hosea Kutako and Captain Hendrik Samuel Witbooi.[5][6] For his efforts in the Namibian War of Independence, he has a prominent street named after him in Windhoek.

With Bertrand Russell, he was co-founder of the Committee of 100 in 1960. He met Martin Luther King Jr. during Ghana's celebration of independence.[7]

Michael Scott window

In later life, Scott was a friend of the philosopher Bertrand Russell. He died on 14 September 1983.[8] There is a memorial window to him at St Pancras Church, Kingston near Lewes.[9]

Along with his philosopher friend Bertrand Russell, Scott was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a world constitution.[10][11] As a result, for the first time in human history, a World Constituent Assembly convened to draft and adopt the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.[12]

Works

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Scott wrote an autobiography A Time to Speak, published by Faber and Faber in 1958.

Notes

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  1. ^ Sasman, Catherine (23 November 2009). "Namibia: Michael Scott - a Man of Conscience (1907 to 1983)". New Era. Retrieved 26 January 2018 – via AllAfrica.
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN (invalid) 0108153674 alternate version: ISBN 0-19-200008-X OCLC 25885092 OCLC 59162245
  3. ^ "Dictionary of African Christian Biography". Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Records of the Africa Bureau and related organisations". Oxford: Bodleian Library.
  5. ^ Vigne, Randolph (7 July 2006). "Michael Scott, 'a troublemaker' who helped people of Namibia". The Namibian.
  6. ^ Wilby, Peter (1 May 2006). "The British Gandhi". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Ghana Trip". kinginstitute.stanford.edu. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. ^ "The Rev Michael Scott. Pioneer Campaigner against Apartheid". The Times. No. 61639. London. 16 September 1983. p. 14.
  9. ^ "St Pancras, Kington Near Lewes: Michael... (C) Basher Eyre". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Preparing earth constitution | Global Strategies & Solutions | The Encyclopedia of World Problems". The Encyclopedia of World Problems | Union of International Associations (UIA). Retrieved 15 July 2023.

References

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Yates, Anne; Chester, Lewis (2006). The troublemaker. London: Aurum. ISBN 1-84513-080-4.



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