pic8838. Celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday
All over Britain anti-apartheid supporters celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday and called for his release. In Bristol a banner was hung from a housing block facing the Anglican cathedral. At the conclusion of the AAM’s ‘Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70’ campaign, a poll showed that Nelson Mandela had become a household name in Britain and 70% of people supported the call for his release.
Category: | 1980s |
Copyright: | Unknown |
Holding Institution: | AAM Archive, Bodleian Library |
Catalogue: | MSS AAM 2421 |
Date/Year: | 1988 |