An embassy sit-in launches the Free South Africa campaign

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...

The announcement of Desmond Tutu's Nobel Peace Prize gave international recognition to the struggle against apartheid. The award supported his work and the wider movement seeking democratic change...

At a Soweto rally, Zindzi Mandela read Nelson Mandela's refusal of the government's offer of conditional release. His message linked personal freedom to the freedom of the wider population and...

Police opened fire on people travelling from Langa township towards a funeral near Uitenhage, killing numerous participants. The shooting occurred on the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre and...

Student groups began daily rallies and an occupation at Berkeley's Sproul Plaza demanding university divestment from companies doing business in South Africa. Protesters challenged the institution's...

Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli were intercepted while returning from Port Elizabeth and murdered by security police. Their organizing had helped build community...

A consumer boycott of white-owned shops began in Port Elizabeth following organizing over police violence and township conditions. Mkhuseli Jack served as a prominent spokesperson. By withholding...