African bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
… Transport Corporation (PUTCO) increased the bus fare in 1957, it was met with resistance from the public. More … to spear head a bus boycott. The boycott, which originated in Alexandra, quickly spread to other areas like Sophiatown, … Pyo, Y., South Africans successfully boycott buses in Johannesburg, 1957 , from Global Nonviolent Action …