pic8519. ‘Surround the Embassy’ student protest

pic8519. ‘Surround the Embassy’ student protest

Hundreds of students staged a sit-down protest against apartheid in front of the South African Embassy on 19 October 1985. In a national week of student solidarity more than 300 colleges all over the country took some form of anti-apartheid action. Several Barclays branches were occupied by demonstrators and the NUS renamed its north London headquarters Nelson Mandela House.

Category: 1980s
Copyright: Paul Mattson
Holding Institution: AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue: MSS AAM 2415
Date/Year: 1985