Apartheid, protest. Cape Town, South Africa. 13

Apartheid, protest. Cape Town, South Africa. 13 September 1989: In a state of despair around the violence, Archbishop Desmond Tutu called for a peace march. The night before the event, despite permission not having been sought, the government announced that it would ~allow the march to go ahead. Thirty thousand people pitched up at St. George's Cathedral. They were led through the streets of Cape Town by Tutu, Reverend Allan Boesak, leaders of the inter-faith movement, the United Democratic Front and the Mayor of Cape Town. This event became a tipping point in the anti-apartheid struggle. Peace in our city. Stop the killings banner

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