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Three African leaders looking at documents, Cape Town
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Apartheid, Politics, ,
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Description
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First of the African homeland leaders who arrived in Cape town today before their meeting with the Prime Minister, Mr B.J. Vorster, in Cape Town tomorrow were (from left) Chief Wessel Mota of Qwa Qwa, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi of KwaZulu, and Chief Patrick Mphephu of Vendaland.
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Identifier
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islandora:15529
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Winnie Mandela and family, Cape Town
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political activists--South Africa, Political prisoners--South Africa,
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Description
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Winnie Mandela and family with Dullah Omar (lawyer) during a Christmas visit to see Nelson Mandela at Victor Verster prison in Paarl, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12638
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Oral history interview with Beauty Xathanga [Part 2 of 2]
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Subject
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Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
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Description
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This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.15b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 05:28 min. ; interview 15 of 16
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Identifier
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islandora:22562
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David Webster funeral, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Subject
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Political history--South Africa--Johannesburg, Political violence--South Africa--Johannesburg, Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Africa--Johannesburg, Apartheid--South Africa--Johannesburg, May Day (Labor holiday)--South Africa--Johannesburg
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Activists defiantly hoist the banned African National Congress (ANC) flag at the funeral of David Webster, a prominent anti-apartheid activist and champion of labour union rights who was murdered by the apartheid state on May Day (1 May) 1989. Johannesburg, South Africa, 6 May 1989.
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Identifier
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islandora:5356
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Title
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ANCWL meeting, Women's Day
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political activists--South Africa, Women--South Africa, Demonstrations--South Africa,
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Description
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ANC (African National Congress) Women�s League meeting on Women's Day. Community members commemorate female political prisoners at St. Francis Church Hall in Langa, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12574
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Plastic shelter, Crossroads, Cape Town
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Subject
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Temporary housing--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Forced migration--South Africa, Eviction--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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A bed stands outside a plastic shelter erected after a mass demolition of homes, circa 1980.
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Identifier
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islandora:5715
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Pregnant woman stand holding her two kids hands, Cape Town
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Subject
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Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Discrimination, ,
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Description
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Heavily pregnant: Mrs Nomaliso Mthensi appeared in the Langa Commissioners Court yesterday with her two children clinging to her skirts. Here, she leaves the court after paying a fine of R70 for Pass Law offences.
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Identifier
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islandora:15796
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Forced removals, Bakwena Ba Mogopa
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Subject
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Rural poor--South Africa, Forced migration--South Africa, Eviction--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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Description
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A resident of Mogopa dismantles his home in preparation for forced removal, 1983.
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Identifier
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islandora:5759
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Oral history interview with Charmaine van Tonder, a neighbour of Robert Sobukwe
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Subject
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Oral history, Sobukwe, Robert Mangaliso, Political activists--South Africa--Biography, Pan Africanist Congress--History, South Africa--Politics and government--1961-1978, Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa--History, Government, Resistance to--South Africa,
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The interviews in this collection focus on the life history of Robert Sobukwe, teacher, lecturer, lawyer, secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) Branch in Standerton and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). Interviewees include Achmat Cassiem (activist and Robben Island prisoner), Benjamin Pogrund (author of his autobiography), Charmaine van Tonder (Robert Sobukwe’s neighbour) and Dinilesizwe Sobukwe (Robert Sobukwe’s son). Themes include: the controversy regarding his burial; the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC); reflections on his funeral; his life on Robben Island; Sobukwe as a father; the Sharpeville Massacre and his work at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) . This sub-collection originated as research for the Albert Luthuli Young Historians award 2010., Pin13.05.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 08:11 min. ; interview 5 of 5
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Identifier
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islandora:19443
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Nqutu District, 1973
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Subject
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Blacks--relocation--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Forced migration--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, South Africa--Social conditions, Winer Batch01,
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Description
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Nqutu District, Kwa-Zulu, 1973. "Homeland resettlement area", otherwise known as "the dumping grounds" for black people forcibly removed from metropolitan urban areas in terms of the apartheid Group Areas Act.
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Identifier
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islandora:12532
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Albertina Mzimela and Ngoni Siza, KwaZulu-Natal, 1998
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Truth and Lies,
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Albertina Mzimela and Ngoni Siza, KwaZulu-Natal, 1998. Albertina and Ngoni were present at a family party in 1994 when Inkatha impi warriors burst into the house and opened fire. Four male relatives were killed.
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Identifier
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islandora:774
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Anti-conscription protest, Cape Town
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Youths--South Africa, Conscientious objectors--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa,
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Conscientious objectors protesting for the release of imprisoned objectors, including David Bruce, Charles Bester and Saul Batzofin. Protesters' T-shirts read, "I refuse to serve in the SADF (South African Defense Force)". Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12661
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Commemoration meeting, Merebank
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Memorials--South Africa, Public meetings'South Africa, Political history--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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Participants gesture with raised fists at a commemoration meeting in Merebank for African National Congress (ANC) members killed in a South African military raid into Maputo.
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Identifier
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islandora:5731
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Forced removals, Kammaskraal
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Rural poor--South Africa, Forced migration--South Africa, Eviction--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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A family wait alongside their dismantled house for collection by a government truck.
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Identifier
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islandora:5754
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Oral history interview with Mr September [Part 2 of 2]
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Subject
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Oral history, Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Interviews, Civil rights movements--South Africa, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, Colored people (South Africa)--Political activity, South Africa--Politics and government--1909-1948
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The interviews in this collection cover a wide range of topics linked to coloured identity, political organisations and activities in South Africa during the 1940s and post-1948 era. It includes information on protest actions, the defiance campaign, the torch commando, boycotts and train resistance efforts following the 1948 National Party election. Themes include the Anti-Coloured Affairs Department movement (Anti-CAD), civic organisations, education and welfare, the introduction of the Group Areas Act, political parties, race and class issues, the removal of coloured men from the national voters roll in 1956 and the Unity Movement., Pin3.08b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 10:17 min. ; interview 8 of 11
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Identifier
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islandora:19421
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Anti-apartheid demonstration, London, 1971
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Demonstrations--Trafalgar Square (London, England), Anti-apartheid activists--Trafalgar Square (London, England), History--Political aspects--South Africa, History--Political aspects--Trafalgar Square (London, England), Winer Batch01
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Anti-apartheid demonstration, Trafalgar Square, London, 1971.
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Identifier
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islandora:281
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Zulu hostel, South Africa, 1992
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Subject
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Apartheid--South Africa--Soweto, Political violence--South Africa--Soweto, Soweto (South Africa)--Social conditions, History--Political aspects--South Africa--Soweto, Weapons--South Africa--Soweto, Best of Marinovich
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Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters show off weapons in a shebeen in Dobsonville hostel, while police search for weapons outside, Soweto, 1992. Thousands of people, both civilians and combatants, died in the so-called "Hostel War" that lasted from 1989-1995.
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Identifier
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islandora:1190