Media contributions
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Title The Fight Against South African Airways in Houston Media name/outlet Black Perspectives Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/04/24 Description The history of South African Airways tells us a lot about how the apartheid regime— through lobbying, commerce and travel—combatted its increasing isolation throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Perhaps most importantly though, attempts to block the apartheid airline became a way of interrogating and ultimately severing these connections. In Houston the arrival of SAA helped galvanize the anti-apartheid movement in the city, illustrating the vital contributions of local groups in fighting for the liberation of Southern Africa. Ultimately, these protests remind us of the extent to which the anti-apartheid movement “went local” in the 1980s, underscoring the importance of grassroots activism for generating national and international debates that drove political change. Persons Nicholas Grant