The Sharpeville Massacre

Samuel Panoff Spring 2022 One of the deadliest events throughout apartheid South African history, the Sharpeville Massacre left 69 dead during a peaceful protest. Pass LawsThe Pass Laws Act was established in 1952 and was used to keep control of the African population...

M.W. Kanyama Chiume Revolutionary and Enemy of the Revolution

Revolutionary and Enemy of the Revolution Mira Fechter May 4, 2022 November 22, 1929 Murray William Kanyama Chiume is born in Usisya Village, Nkhata Bay District, Malawi. 1944 Chiumemoves to Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) to attend school. 1949 Chiume is...

International Response to Apartheid From 1960-1980

Jack Marcou, Rachel Smith, and Ali Williams Fall 2021 The origins of the international Boycott Movement against the apartheid government of South Africa date to the June 1959 meeting of the Committee of African Organizations (CAO) held in London. This group of exiled...