Members of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies

On 10 March 1961, members of the Anti-apartheid Movement (AAM) ended their 72 - hour vigil outside Lancaster house in London. The demonstrators marched through the streets to the Dorchester Hotel to hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary Mr. J.F. Barnard. The memorandum was passed to Barnard at the hotel entrance by Michael Steward, Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, former president of the South African Indian Congress and J. Kozonguisi of the South African United Front. The AAM was one of Britain's most triumphant international solidarity movements. Based on empathy, commitment and anger at injustices, it changed the world for the better to all human beings. References: The Star,(1961), 'Message sent to Verwoerd after Vigil,11 March 1961, (Available at National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus) pg 1. Action for Southern Africa, 'The Anti-Apartheid Movement,' from Action for South Africa, [online] Available at www.actsa.org ,[Last accessed: 01 March 2011]