Security police abduct and kill the Cradock Four

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...

Randall Robinson, Mary Frances Berry and Walter Fauntroy were arrested after refusing to leave the South African embassy in Washington. Eleanor Holmes Norton addressed the press outside. Their...

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...

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...

Dominant-caste attackers killed six Dalit men in Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, amid a conflict rooted in caste power and control of everyday resources. The violence and the struggle for accountability...

Title deeds to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park were returned to Aṉangu Traditional Owners after a long campaign. The handback recognized their relationship to Country and provided for joint...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions was launched in Durban after years of negotiations among unions. The federation linked workers' demands with opposition to apartheid and a commitment to a...

The first federal observance followed years of organizing by Coretta Scott King, civil-rights groups, trade unionists and supporters. Making King's memory part of the national calendar challenged...