‘Defiance_Campaign_1952’

Published at 445 × 329 in Nelson Mandela 1918-2013: the timeline of a lifetime

In one of many acts of protest during the Defiance Campaign of 1952 a group of black South Africans took over a train compartment reserved for whites and rode into Cape Town, shouting the slogan "Africa!" Thirty-four of them were then arrested by Cape Town police. (Have You Heard From Johannesburg)

In one of many acts of protest during the Defiance Campaign of 1952 a group of black South Africans took over a train compartment reserved for whites and rode into Cape Town, shouting the slogan “Africa!” Thirty-four of them were then arrested by Cape Town police. (Have You Heard From Johannesburg)

In one of many acts of protest during the Defiance Campaign of 1952 a group of black South Africans took over a train compartment reserved for whites and rode into Cape Town, shouting the slogan “Africa!” Thirty-four of them were then arrested by Cape Town police. (Have You Heard From Johannesburg)