Marchers renew demands for jobs, peace and freedom in Washington

Ruth First was killed by a letter bomb at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo. The South African security operation targeted a researcher and activist whose work connected apartheid, labour...

Around two thousand people marched in Brisbane for Aboriginal land rights ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Activists used international attention on the sporting event to expose dispossession and...

At a Transvaal Anti-South African Indian Council conference in Johannesburg, Allan Boesak called for a united front against government constitutional proposals. The initiative opposed reforms that...

Asian Americans in Detroit founded American Citizens for Justice after the killers of Vincent Chin received probation and fines. Lily Chin, Helen Zia and other organizers sought federal civil-rights...

The United Democratic Front was launched at Rocklands in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. It brought together organizations opposing apartheid's constitutional reforms and racial divisions. Community...

Young people from the Lyon suburb of Les Minguettes and antiracist allies began a march from Marseille. They protested racist killings, expulsions and unequal access to rights. The march challenged...

The March for Equality and Against Racism reached Paris, where a large demonstration welcomed participants. A delegation was received at the Élysée Palace. The arrival made young people from...

Mary Manning refused to handle South African produce at a Dunnes Stores checkout in Dublin, following her union's boycott instruction. Suspension and solidarity action began a prolonged strike by a...

Voting for the House of Representatives took place amid an antiracist boycott campaign; the House of Delegates election followed on 28 August. The UDF and allied organizations rejected a system that...

Protests and a stayaway in the Vaal townships challenged rent increases and local authorities associated with apartheid. Confrontations and killings accompanied the uprising, which helped open a wider...