A nationwide stay-at-home began ahead of South Africa’s declaration as a republic and departure from the Commonwealth. The ANC called for workers and communities to withdraw their labor in protest. South African History Online estimates that more than 40 percent of the Rand labour force stayed home. Mandela helped lead the campaign from underground; participation depended on workers’ collective choices and local organizing.
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What did the 1961 stay-at-home protest?
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The ANC called the stay-at-home around the Republic’s establishment.
The 1961 stay-at-home protested South Africa becoming a republic.
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The strike opposed the constitutional change and departure from the Commonwealth.