Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 844

The Story of Defiance – Three months ago the first groups in the Defiance Campaign went into action, after a year of planning and preparation. The campaign, which aims to defy six unjust laws of the country, has been denounced by the Prime Minister, Dr Malan. Since December 1951, when Dr Moroka, President of the African National Congress, demanded the repeal of the unjust laws at Bloemfontein, events have moved swiftly.