Thousands form a human chain in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act

Date: 11 Nov 1989
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

Thousands of people form a human chain linking Soweto to Johannesburg in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act.

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South African History Online. (2011, November 7). Thousands form a human chain in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069380

South African History Online (2011) 'Thousands form a human chain in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act', South African History Online, 7 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069380 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).

South African History Online, Thousands form a human chain in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069380, (accessed 9 August 2026).

"Thousands form a human chain in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act." South African History Online, 7 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069380. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Thousands form a human chain in a symbolic protest against the Group Areas Act." South African History Online. November 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069380.