Gandhi supports APO's Day of Mourning

Updated: 22 Aug 2019

Mahatma Gandhi supported the resolution of the African People's Organisation (APO) to declare the day of arrival of the Prince of Wales in Cape Town as a day of mourning, in protest against the South Africa Act's disenfranchisement of Indians, Coloureds and Africans in the upcoming Union of South Africa.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Gandhi supports APO's Day of Mourning. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148869

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South African History Online. "Gandhi supports APO's Day of Mourning." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148869.