1949 Durban Riots

Indo-African Riots 1949, political history, Aftermath, military, POLICE, VIOLENCE, African leaders, rioters, WORKERS, Indian business area, Victoria Street, Natal Indian Congress, Injured
Date: 
January 1949
Collection: 
Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre
Creator: 
Photograph collection of History and Politics - 1949 RIOTS
Contributor: 
Sewnath Shan
Resource Type: 
Photographs
Language: 
English
Coverage: 
South Africa
File Type: 
Picture
Rights Holder: 
UKZN - Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre

On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban assaulted an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of Durban and reached Pietermaritzburg by 19 January.

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On: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 08:48