Nationwide protests flay S. Africa terror
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Responding to the United Nations designation of Oct. 11 as a day of solidarity with South African political prisoners, campus protests, community marches, and rallies against apartheid were held in many cities across the United States and Canada on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12.
In Los Angeles several thousand people participated in a march and rally organized by the Free South Africa Movement. Rally speakers included Rep. Howard Wolte (D-Mich.); Pat Russell and Maxine Walker of the Los Angeles City Council; and Jim Brown, the ex-football star.
In Toronto, approximately 400 people rallied at a downtown bank that has investments in South Africa. From there they marched to city hall. Speakers included a SWAPO member who had been jailed for 18 years; Michael Lyons, president of the Labor Council of Metropolitan Toronto; and Richard Gilbert, a New Democratic Party (NDP) member of the City Council.
In Cincinnati, approximately 200 students participated in an indoor and outdoor rally at the University of Cincinnati.
A march and rally at Cincinnati's downtown Fountain Square drew over 300 people. Mayor Charlie Luken read proclamations from the mayors of both Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati declaring National Anti-Apartheid Day.
Other speakers included Solly Simelane, African National Congress; longtime civil rights activist Fred Shuttlesworth; Henry Nicholas, national president of Hospital Workers 1199; Daniel Radford, executive secretarytreasurer Cincinnati AFL-CIO Central Labor Council; and Leonard Ball, special assistant to the president of AFSCME.
In New York, approximately 1500 people participated in a rally and march. The Rev. Jesse Jackson was the keynote speaker. Although this rally received the nominal support of the broader citywide coalition, it was primarily viewed as a student event.
In Toledo, a morning rally at the University of Toledo and an evening march and rally downtown each drew 150 to 200 people. The evening rally included speakers from several trade unions, the National Organization for Women, and community groups.
In Minneapolis, University of Minnesota regents recently voted for full gent.
In Chicago, 250 to 300 people participated in a march and rally. Chicago area campuses were among the many campuses nationwide holding anti-apartheid rallies that day.
In Detroit, despite rain, approximately 150 people participated in a demonstration the previous weekend led by local NAACP leader Rev. Charles Adams of the Hartford Avenue Baptist Church. A Michigan rally against apartThree hundred people join anti-apartheid march on Oct. 12 in Cincinnati.
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