pic8515. AAM march for sanctions

pic8515. AAM march for sanctions

150,000 people marched from east, west and south London to Trafalgar Square on 2 November 1985 to demand British sanctions against South Africa. In the Square, ANC President Oliver Tambo, SWAPO leader Shapua Kaukungua and US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson all called for a change of government policy. In the picture is Ken Livingstone, Leader of the Greater London Council. The march was the culmination of an intensive campaign that reached every corner of Britain.

Category: 1980s
Copyright: Unknown
Holding Institution: AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Date/Year: 1985