WATCH | Black Sash still fighting for social justice, 60 years on
Black Sash patron Mary Burton and Black Sash Trust executive director, Rachel Bukasa, discuss the organisation's past and its new role in post-apartheid SA
09 August 2022 - 06:09
“The strength of the Black Sash is that it was formed by women, who have fantastic power when they work together,” says Mary Burton. In 1955, six middle class white women formed the Black Sash to campaign for justice at a time when apartheid laws were tearing the lives of black South Africans apart.
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