A multi-racial 'Swim-in' was organised by the Democratic Party (DP) at a swimming pool in central Johannesburg as part of a campaign to defy apartheid laws in the city. In terms of the Group Areas Act, difference races are forced to use different amenities.
Johannesburg Girls High a white school, petitioning against closure of the school and instead allow it to be open to all races. Hillbrow. 5 August 1989.
A resident of Hillbrow fills in a questionnaire form: Regarding children attending a non-radical Johannesburg Girls High School, which was faced by closure due to falling numbers of white students. Johannesburg - November 1989.
Residents of Hillbrow fill in questionnaire forms re: their children attending a non-racial Johannesburg high school, which was faced by closure due to falling numbers. November 1989 - Johannesburg
Right-wingers, holding an AWB flag, attempt to prevent a non-racial 'Swim-in' organised by the Democratic Party, at the Hillbrow Swimming pool. Johannesburg, June 1989.
A pupil at the whites-only Johannesburg Girls High School collects signatures for a petition calling for the opening of the school to all races. The school, which is situated in a grey (illegally racially mixed) area, will be closed at the end of the year because of drop in numbers of white school children in the suburb. Hillbrow, Johannesburg 5 August 1989.
AWB right wing supporters, who attempt to prevent a non-racial swim-in organised by the Democratic Party at the Hillbrow swimming pool, are arrested by police. Johannesburg, June 1989.