Historische Organisatie
Black People's Convention
Black People's Convention
Ook bekend als: BPC
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The Black People's Convention meets to build broader Black solidarity
📅 8 Juli 1972A convention opened at Edendale near Pietermaritzburg, continuing until 10 July, to organize Black solidarity beyond university campuses. It brought Black Consciousness into a wider political...
The state restricts Black Consciousness leaders
📅 2 Maart 1973Restriction orders targeted Steve Biko, Barney Pityana and other SASO and BPC activists, limiting movement, meetings and public speech.
Viva Frelimo rallies celebrate Mozambique's liberation
📅 25 September 1974SASO and the BPC organized rallies supporting FRELIMO and African decolonization. Police suppression and later prosecutions turned the campaign into a major confrontation with Black Consciousness.
Black Consciousness activists defy a ban on Viva FRELIMO rallies
📅 25 September 1974SASO and Black People's Convention supporters held solidarity rallies despite a government ban. They celebrated Mozambique's movement towards independence and connected it to the struggle against...
Black Consciousness activists are detained after the Viva Frelimo rallies
📅 12 Oktober 1974Fourteen people were arrested under the Terrorism Act. Nine leading activists were later prosecuted in a lengthy trial that gave Black Consciousness ideas a public platform.
The SASO Nine are convicted
📅 21 December 1976Nine Black Consciousness activists were convicted after a lengthy political trial; six received six-year terms and three received five-year terms on Robben Island.
Black Wednesday suppresses organizations and newspapers
📅 19 Oktober 1977The government banned Black Consciousness bodies and other organizations, closed The World and Weekend World, and restricted prominent activists and journalists.