SCS 1150 Study Guide - Defiance Campaign, Mahatma Gandhi, Disinvestment
14 Jul 2014
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A case study: the south african anti-apartheid movement. The anti-apartheid movement: mass movement, nelson mandela. The anc and the defiance campaign 1952: encouraged all non white citizens to break the law they believed unjust (civil disobedience) Marching in non-violent demonstrations: tactical innovations inspired by ghandi. The government response to the protest was always repression. In the 1960s the anc and pac were banned, activists and leaders jailed and the system of discrimination was enforced. 2 critical events emphasize the turning point in a movement. A large protest (7000 people protested peacefully) Planes flew over them, but the pac told them to ignore it. What impact would this have on the movement? (turning point) 69 people were killed/100s injured: radicalize or turn them away from the movement, there was enough hope that the international influence would support them that they radicalized.
