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...actual action, however, did not start until April 26, 1952. The first group was arrested at 7 a.m. that morning for crossing a railroad bridge reserved for Europeans only. Another group of 50 volunteers were arrested for trying to enter the Boksburg location without permits. A third group of 54 were arrested at 11:30 p.m. that night for violating the curfew regulations. When the police halted them, the leader of the group said, "We are non-violent fighters for freedom. We are going to defy regulations that have kept our fathers in bondage...