Indian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act

Date: 31 Mar 1946
Updated: 29 Mar 2020

A 6 000 strong march supporting the South African Indian Congress resolution for Passive Resistance against the Asiatic Land Tenure Act, or Ghetto Act takes place in Durban. The Asiatic Bill was one of the many anti-Indian legislation bills passed by the South African government. Dr G M Naicker, President of the Natal Indian Congress addressed the demonstrators. During the gathering, representatives of Black African and mixed race communities declared their support for the Indian people in their struggle.

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01Sunday Times heritage, Transvaal Asiatic Registration Act, from The Sunday Times, [online], Available at heritage.thetimes.co.za [Accessed: 28 March 2013]
02Naidoo, M., (2008), An Outline of Indian South African History, from Muthal Naidoo, [online], Available at www.muthalnaidoo.co.za [Accessed: 12 March 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Indian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011679

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South African History Online. "Indian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011679.