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Alexandra People’s Transport Action Committee

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Racism 📍 South Africa

Alexandra People’s Transport Action Committee

Also known as: APTAC

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Organization Timeline

Alexandra residents boycott buses over a fare increase

📅 7 January 1957

Residents began refusing PUTCO buses after a one-penny fare increase. Many walked long distances to work, and the boycott spread to other communities. Collective withdrawal challenged transport...