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The 1957 Alexandra bus boycott was a protest undertaken against the Public Utility Transport Corporation by the people of Alexandra in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is generally recognised as being one of the few successful political campaigns of the Apartheid era, by writers and activists such as Anthony Sampson and Chief Albert Luthuli. [1] [2]
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.
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 ...
[1] [2] The following year, she was a member of the committee that organised the Alexandra bus boycott. [1] Later described by Maggie Resha as "a magic organiser", [2] Mophosho ultimately became a full-time organiser for the ANC. [1] She was arrested in 1958 during a women's anti-dompas protest in Johannesburg. [2]
Inside the bus are black and white photographs and engraved panels about the Mansfield High School Desegregation conflict, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Freedom Riders and a picture of a young ...
The most notable was the organisation and leadership shown by Dan Mokonyane during the 1957 Alexandra bus boycott. [5] As part of one of six groups charged with organizing the Alexandra Township People's Transport Committee, Mokonyane successfully helped the people of the township to oppose a price hike by the local bus company.
View Article The post Martha White, woman who sparked ’53 Louisiana capital bus boycott, dies at 99 appeared first on TheGrio. Martha White, a Black woman whose actions helped launch the 1953 ...
Dr. Ralph Bryson, who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, was remembered as a mentor, musician and a scholar by his friends and colleagues. Bryson died Feb. 12 at age 99.