Anti-apartheid rally on Boston Common

Place Created

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date

April 4, 1986

Type of Item

Photograph

Description

Rally against apartheid and American investment in South Africa on Boston Common organized by New England Students Against Apartheid attended by an estimated 500 students from New England colleges and universities. (Source: "500 Students Attend Antiapartheid Rally On Boston Common" by Ray Richard, The Boston Globe, April 5, 1986; and Dramatic Campus Protests Mark National Weeks of Anti-Apartheid Action, April 7, 1986, American Committee on Africa, available on this website.)

Organization

New England Students Against Apartheid

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Used by permission of Mark Lurie.

Collection

Private collection of Mark Lurie