This pamphlet discusses the bus boycott by the people of Alexandra Township against a penny increase in fares. But, the oppressed are using this bus boycott to fight also against Bantu education; Bantu authorities; Urban areas and Pass Laws; and the entire Herrenvolkist policies and for full democratic rights for all South Africans.
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The Alexandra bus boycott
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The Alexandra bus boycott. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0114249
South African History Online (2016) 'The Alexandra bus boycott', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0114249 (Accessed: 17 August 2026).
South African History Online, The Alexandra bus boycott [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0114249, (accessed 17 August 2026).
"The Alexandra bus boycott." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0114249. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Alexandra bus boycott." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0114249.
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