Leandra Youth Congress members, Leandra township, Transvaal, 1986

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Title: Leandra Youth Congress members, Leandra township, Transvaal, 1986
Creator: Weinberg, Paul
Subject: Funeral service, Vigilantes, Political violence, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Members of the Leandra Youth Congress regroup after repelling an attack by vigilantes at the funeral of their community leader, Chief Ampie Mayisa. Mayisa led his community in a successful fight against forced removal. His request to the police for protection from vigilantes was denied and he was assassinated shortly afterwards.
Publisher: University of Cape Town. Libraries
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Date: 1986-01-25
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Format: still image, documentary photographs, black-and-white photographs, Image/jpeg
Identifier: islandora:859
Source: mss_barricades_used_06.jpg
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