Japanese Canadians rally for redress on Parliament Hill

The National Union of Mineworkers began a strike on the night of 9 August over wages and working conditions. Hundreds of thousands participated during the dispute. The miners confronted a central...

Rivonia trialist Govan Mbeki was released from Robben Island. His imprisonment had removed a senior liberation organizer from public political life. The release was an important milestone in the...

Aboriginal people and supporters gathered in Sydney to protest amid celebrations of the First Fleet's bicentenary. Radio Redfern helped connect participants and circulate Indigenous voices. The...

The United Democratic Front issued a statement protesting the banning and restriction of open political organizations. Suppression attacked the networks through which communities organized against...

Dulcie September, the ANC representative in France, Luxembourg and Switzerland, was shot dead in Paris. Her work built international opposition to apartheid. Her assassination illustrates the...

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert took place at Wembley Stadium and reached international television audiences. The Anti-Apartheid Movement used the event to recruit supporters and...

The government accepted the Waitangi Tribunal's recommendation to return Takaparawhā, or Bastion Point, land to Ngāti Whātua. The announcement followed a long struggle that included the 1977–1978...

President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act after sustained Japanese American advocacy. It provided an apology and authorized payments to eligible surviving victims of wartime...

The federal government announced a settlement negotiated with the National Association of Japanese Canadians. It acknowledged wartime injustices and included individual compensation and resources...

Brazil's Constitution made racism a crime not subject to bail or a limitation period and recognized land rights of qualifying quilombola communities in transitional Article 68. These provisions...