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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 ...
This spontaneous act marked the start of a three-month period during which an estimated 70,000 workers joined in the action, which became known as the 1957 Alexandra bus boycott. PUTCO was forced to rescind the increase in the bus fare. [4] [5] [6]
When the 1957 Alexandra bus boycott was announced, in protest against the local bus company's attempt to raise its fares, Mokonyane joined the boycott committee as Publicity Secretary and then later as the Secretary of the Organizing Committee. He was frequently arrested and imprisoned during the campaign against the pass laws.
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 ...
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 ...
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
The Girls on the Bus finally have a departure time… and a brand-new trailer, too! The long-gestating series will premiere Thursday, March 14, on Max with its first two episodes, followed by one ...
The Long Walk Home is a 1990 American historical drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg, and directed by Richard Pearce.. Set in Alabama, it is based on a screenplay about the Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956) by John Cork and a short film by the same name, produced by students at the University of Southern California in 1988.