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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Black_SashBlack Sash - Wikipedia

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   Black Sash demonstration between 1955 and 1960. The Black Sash is a South African human rights organisation. It was founded in Johannesburg in 1955 as a non-violent resistance organisation for liberal white women.

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3. www.sahistory.org.za › article › black-sashBlack Sash | South African History Online

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   Learn about the Black Sash, a women's organisation that protested against apartheid laws and defended the constitution from 1955 to 1994. See images, sources and collections related to the Black Sash history and legacy.

4. www.blacksash.org.zaHome - Black Sash

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   Black Sash is a veteran human rights organisation advocating for social justice in South Africa since 1955. It focuses on creating a robust social protection floor and promoting the constitutional rights of the most vulnerable, especially women, youth and children.

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6. www.sahistory.org.za › article › black-sash-historyThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation

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   Learn how a group of white women protested against the Nationalist government's racist laws in 1955 and transformed into a human rights organization in South Africa. Explore the origins, strategies, challenges and achievements of the Black Sash movement from apartheid to democracy.

7. www.blacksash.org.za › our-historyOur History - Black Sash

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   Black Sash is a non-governmental organisation that has fought against injustice and inequality in South Africa since 1955. It was founded by six white women who wore black sashes in mourning for the Constitution and later became a symbol of their peaceful protests.

8. www.blacksash.org.za › overviewOverview - Black Sash

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   Black Sash is a non-violent resistance movement that defends the constitution and social rights of all South Africans. It was founded in 1955 by white women and now campaigns for a social protection floor and a basic income support.

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   What is the Black Sash?

   • In all, the Black Sash as an organization was originally built with a conservative vision and within time was transformed into a broader humanitarian based institution. Today it fights for victims all throughout South Africa who still suffer from inequality in the 21st century.

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   Why did South Africa create the Black Sash?

   • The disrespect of South Africa’s charter was the force that fueled the initial six women into the Women’s Defense of the Constitution League, today known as The Black Sash. Although racial prejudice was not the original factor behind the formation of women, their ideology and organization transformed throughout the decades.

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   Why do women wear black sashes?

   • The organisation was founded as the Women’s Defence of the Constitution League but was eventually shortened by the press as the Black Sash due to the women's habit of wearing black sashes at their protest meetings. : 79 These black sashes symbolised the mourning for the South Africa Constitution.

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   Who founded the Black Sash?

   • The Black Sash is a South African human rights organisation. It was founded in Johannesburg in 1955 as a non-violent resistance organisation for liberal white women. The Black Sash was founded on 19 May 1955 by six middle-class white women, Jean Sinclair, Ruth Foley, Elizabeth McLaren, Tertia Pybus, Jean Bosazza and Helen Newton-Thompson.

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10. www.news.uct.ac.za › article › -2015/07/27-blackBlack Sash: The silent sisterhood that haunted a government

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    Jul 27, 2015 · The Black Sash was a white women's organisation that protested against racial discrimination and injustice in South Africa from 1955 to 1994. Learn about its origins, strategies, achievements, and challenges in a new book by Mary Burton, a former member and president.