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30
March
1918

Transvaal Congress launches a mass passive-resistance campaign

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Organization history 📅 30 March 1918 📍 South Africa

The Transvaal branch of Congress launched a passive-resistance campaign, with around 2,000 Africans gathering in Vrededorp. The campaign drew on collective refusal and public mobilisation, broadening a political repertoire that had often depended on deputations and elite negotiation. Its context included urban pass controls and restrictions on African residence and movement.

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Transvaal Native Congress organisers

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African National Congress