Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM MR-AAO-110
Title
City of London Anti-Apartheid Group (City Group) : [Part 2]
Date(s)
- 1982-01-01 - 1994-12-31 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
The UWC/RIM Mayibuye Archives hold some materials covering the period 1982-1995 within the Norma and David Kitson collection.
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The City of London Anti-Apartheid Group was a breakaway group of the national AAM, founded in 1982 by Norma Kitson, and allied to the Revolutionary Communist Group. City Group developed a close working relationship not only with the ANC and SWAPO, but also with the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC), AZAPO, and Black Consciousness supporters. In 1985 City Group was expelled from the national AAM, and from 1986 - 1990 its supporters maintained a Non-Stop Picket outside the South African Embassy in Trafalgar Square calling for the release of Nelson Mandela. The City Group archives provide an opportunity to understand a different perspective on the international anti-apartheid movement.