Catalogue Number
NMLH.1991.81.17
Object Name
Poster
Title
NO APARTHEID EXECUTIONS JOIN THE CAMPAIGN
Place
South Africa
People
Mandela, N.
Date
1980
Description
Large black and white poster; the background is black, with white text and imagery. There is an image of a large noose, with the text "No Apartheid Executions." There is a logo on the bottom right of the poster with two hands behind bars.
In the mid-1980s there was a big increase in the number of political prisoners sentenced to hang in South Africa. At least 36 people were condemned to death in 1985â87 and five of them were executed. From 1986 Southern Africa the Imprisoned Society (SATIS) co-ordinated a âNo Apartheid Executionsâ campaign, drawing in thousands of people who had never before been involved in anti-apartheid action.
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990's.
