Rev Allan Hendrikse and 150 Supporters Swim at a Whites Only Beach in Port Elizabeth.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Rev Allan Hendrikse and 150 Supporters Swim at a Whites Only Beach in Port Elizabeth.

Labour Party Leader, Reverend Allan Hendrikse, who is known for voicing his disagreement with the government publicly despite being part of P W Botha's cabinet, swimed at a "Whites-only" beach in Port Elizabeth in protest against the limited reform measures introduced by the Botha regime.

How we know this

01cyclopaedia.net, Allan Hendrickse, from cyclopaedia.net, [online], Available at www.cyclopaedia.fr [Accessed: 18 December 2014]
02Zucchino, D. (1988), Defiant Mayor Opposes Whites-only Beaches The Story Of The Struggle In Durban Is The Story Of All South Africa, from philly.com, 05 June [online], Available at articles.philly.com [Accessed: 18 December 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Rev Allan Hendrikse and 150 Supporters Swim at a Whites Only Beach in Port Elizabeth.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012683

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South African History Online. "Rev Allan Hendrikse and 150 Supporters Swim at a Whites Only Beach in Port Elizabeth.." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012683.