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The defiance campaign covered by Drum, 1952

One of the important political events covered by Drum journalists and photographers in the 1950s was the 1952 Defiance Campaign in Johannesburg. People From All Over The Reef attend a mass Meeting to protest against unjust laws. The Benoni unit marches into 'Freedom Square' singing 'Mayibuye Africa,' and carrying banners with caricatures of Moroka and Dadoo.