End of Round One - Anti-pass marches by women
End of Round One - Anti-pass marches by women (at Standerton) took place in a new period of protest in a much more determined mood and in quick succession. On August 9, 1956, 20 000 women of all races, from the cities and towns, from reserves and villages, took a petition addressed to the prime Minister to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. He was not in. The petition demanded of Strijdom that the pass laws be abolished
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14063033
Media ID
44589565
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1990px x 1970px
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Credit
© Drum / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures / Mary Evans
Source
Drum - Drum Social Histories - Bailey's African History Archive - african.pictures
Date
1957
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