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The bus boycott lasted from January 1957 to June 1957. At its height, 70,000 township residents refused to ride the local buses to and from work. For many people, this daily journey to downtown Johannesburg was a 20 mi (32 km) round trip. [7] The boycott was named Azikwelwa (We will not ride). [8] Alexandra Township had seen two previous bus ...
1957 Alexandra bus boycott; O. Oxford and Cambridge Expedition to South America; S. List of ship launches in 1957; T. Tallahassee bus boycott This page was ...
In early August 1943, the bus fare in Alexandra Township increased from four to five cents, sparking a boycott of 20,000 individuals, including Nelson Mandela. The boycott lasted nine days until the local bus company conceded and lowered the fare back to its original price.
1957 Alexandra bus boycott; B. Battle of Santiago (1957) L. Little Rock Crisis; P. Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom; R. Royal Ice Cream sit-in; T. Tallahassee bus boycott
1957 Alexandra bus boycott; B. Black December; H. Mary-Louise Hooper; S. South African Class 5E, Series 2 This page was last edited on 27 February 2020, at 15:59 ...
Lessons of Azikwelwa: the Bus Boycott in South Africa (1979, second edition 1994) is a first-hand account of the Alexandra bus boycott. [2] The Big Sell-Out (1994) is a vehement critique of what Mokonyane saw as a contemptible failure by the Communist Party of South Africa and the African National Congress (and others) to translate the removal ...
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