how successful was protest until 1964 Flashcards
African People’s Organisation APO
joined with the Indian Congress SAIC
success
after defiance campaign
the courts were clogged with people
newspapers were filled with the events
day of protest
failure- 18 shot in Johannesburg
led to increased police supervision and the suppression of communism act
treason trial and government
it made them look foolish as it took 5 years to come to a verdict and no one was convicted
failures of freedom charter
it made the government more controlling of political parties
failures of the protests of women
in 1956 women tried to meet a government minister to discuss the issues but were refused
showed their opposition wasn’t viewed as a threat
success of Rural protests
exposed what life was like in the Bantustans
some chiefs tried to resist the government, but were removed
revolt in Pondoland
the revolt didn’t change anything and it was just stamped out
Alexandra bus boycotts
in 1957 they wanted 32km round trip to work
this led to the fare increases being reversed
successful opposition
aftermath of Sharpeville
led to 30,000 people taking part in a protest in Cape Town
a strike of black workers lasted a week
failures of Sharpeville
a state of emergency was declared which gave the government almost total power
a week later the ANC and PAC were banned
MK actions
by 1963 around 200 acts of sabotage had been carried out
arrest of Mandela
his trial was on national television
huge international attention
1962 sabotage act
allowed for 90 day detention without trial and defined sabotage broadly enough to include strike action
Mandela wanted
“racial freedom and harmony for all”
“Africans want to be paid a living wage”
