On May 9, 1921, representatives from the South African Native National Congress (later the African National Congress or ANC) traveled to London to petition King George V about racial discrimination in South Africa. Though largely ignored by British authorities, the act marked one of the first international diplomatic efforts by a Black African organization to seek justice through global appeals, setting a precedent for later anti-apartheid diplomacy.
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