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Apartheid Resistance Posters
Subject
- Civics & Citizenship
- History
- Social Studies
Language
English — USUpdated
Apartheid Resistance Posters
These posters represent six distinct aspects of the anti-apartheid movement's struggle for democracy in South Africa during the 1980s.
![Poster advertising a rally in Capetown contains an illustration of people marching carrying a "UDF" flag.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/UDF_Unites_-_Apartheid_Divides.jpg?itok=fLWBXxLc)
![Poster advertising a rally in Capetown contains an illustration of people marching carrying a "UDF" flag.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/UDF_Unites_-_Apartheid_Divides.jpg?itok=fLWBXxLc)
![Hands raised in protest hold a book, tools, and paintbrushes carry, and a flag that says "the people shall govern."](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/Support_the_Consumer_Boycott.jpg?itok=Hwos2iVW)
![Hands raised in protest hold a book, tools, and paintbrushes carry, and a flag that says "the people shall govern."](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/Support_the_Consumer_Boycott.jpg?itok=Hwos2iVW)
![Illusration on poster depicts men on motorcyles with shirts reading "SASDU" and gold wings.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/South_African_Scooter_Drivers_Union.jpg?itok=i_9meIcW)
![Illusration on poster depicts men on motorcyles with shirts reading "SASDU" and gold wings.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/South_African_Scooter_Drivers_Union.jpg?itok=i_9meIcW)
![Poster shows two young women with their fists raised and includes details about the rally.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/International_Youth_Year_Rally.jpg?itok=QrR9pFDY)
![Poster shows two young women with their fists raised and includes details about the rally.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/International_Youth_Year_Rally.jpg?itok=QrR9pFDY)
![Illustration on poster shows South Africans protesting, two carrying red flags and one a hammer.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/Workers_Unite.jpg?itok=4ibY6JWr)
![Illustration on poster shows South Africans protesting, two carrying red flags and one a hammer.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/Workers_Unite.jpg?itok=4ibY6JWr)
![Poster with information about a public meeting at Johannesburg City Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/Call_to_Whites.jpg?itok=MtkxjRd-)
![Poster with information about a public meeting at Johannesburg City Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/Call_to_Whites.jpg?itok=MtkxjRd-)
UDF Unites, Apartheid Divides
Established in 1983, the United Democratic Fronts' goal was the establishment of a non-racial, united South Africa in which segregation is abolished and society is freed from institutional and systemic racism.
Support the Consumer Boycott
Designed in 1985, this UDF poster, is the first from a set of five that were produced to highlight the demands of a consumer boycott in the Western Cape.
South African Scooter Drivers Union
Spurred by the strikes in Durban in 1973, the formation of trade unions, like the South African Scooter Drivers Union in Johannesburg (1984), provided labor protection to black South Africans.
International Youth Year: Rally
The International Youth Year Rally (1985) was organized by the United Nations with the goal of raising awareness on issues concerning the abuse and mistreatment of youth worldwide.
Workers Unite
Founded in 1985, the Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU) calls for “One country, one federation” with the goal of uniting the South African people.
UDF Public Meeting
The Johannesburg Democratic Action Committee (JODAC) was formed as an affiliate of the UDF in 1983, and provided an opportunity for whites to join the struggle against apartheid.
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