pic8834. Nelson Mandela Freedom Rally

pic8834. Nelson Mandela Freedom Rally

Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Nelson Mandela Freedom rally in Hyde Park. Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London on 17 July 1988 to a rally attended by 250,000 people. The rally was the climax of the AAM’s ‘Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70’ campaign and the biggest ever anti-apartheid demonstration in Britain. At the end of the campaign a poll showed that Nelson Mandela had become a household name in Britain and 70% of people  supported the call for his release.

Category: 1980s
Copyright: Unknown
Holding Institution: AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue: MSS AAM 2423
Date/Year: 1988