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Father Michael Lapsley, Cape Town, 1997
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Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Lapsley, Michael, Truth and Lies,
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Father Michael Lapsley, Cape Town, 1997. A New Zealander, he arrived at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 1973 and deported to Lesotho in 1976 where he joined the ANC and trained Anglican priests. In April 1990, after the release of Nelson Mandela, he received a letter bomb believed to have been sent by a government death squad. He lost an eye and both hands.
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Identifier
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islandora:785
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Frances Baard at UDF launch, Cape Town, 1983
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Women political activists, Public meetings, Anti-apartheid movements, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Frances Baard, a former president of the African National Congress's Women's League (ANCWL), salutes the crowd gathered to launch the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town. The UDF drew together over 600 democratically-based community, student, trade union, women's, and church organisations and was the major legal oppositional force until the government severely curtailed its activities in 1988.
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Identifier
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islandora:889
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Winnie Mandela talks to Oscar Mpetha, Cape Town
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Mandela, Winnie, Anti-apartheid activists, Mpetha, Oscar
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Veteran Honoured: Winnie Mandela wishes struggle veteran Oscar Mpetha a peaceful Christmas during a visit to his Guguletu home yesterday before speaking at an Umkhonto we Sizwe rally in Stellenbosch
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Identifier
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islandora:14745
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Deserted football field in Maitland, Cape Town
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Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Soccer, Recreation areas, ,
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The limp goalposts on the football field, residents say, tell a story of despondency - 23 years in the shadow of the Group Areas Act has taken its toll of soccer, once the most popular sport in the area.
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Identifier
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islandora:15196
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Desmond Tutu, Cape Town, 2000
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Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Tutu, Desmond, Truth and Lies,
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Desmond Tutu, formerly Archbishop, at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) headquarters, Cape Town, South Africa, 2000.
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Identifier
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islandora:795
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Young newspaper vendor, Cape Town
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Child labor--South Africa, Poor children--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Newspaper vendors--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
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A child newspaper vendor stands barefoot, ready to begin the day's work before sunrise.
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Identifier
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islandora:5726
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Winnie Mandela speaks to Omar Dullah, Cape Town
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Mandela, Winnie, Omar, Dullah, Politicians--South Africa, Post-apartheid era
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Controversial: Mrs Winnie Mandela, in the centre of controversy over her West African trip and the police investigations against her. Dullah Omar and Winnie Mandela.
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Identifier
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islandora:14750
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Pollsmoor Prison March, Cape Town, 1985
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Subject
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Student protesters, Demonstrations, Police brutality, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Police attack youths early in the morning on the day of the Pollsmoor Prison March. United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders had called upon people to march to Pollsmoor Prison in August 1985 to demand the release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners. The students were also protesting against the state's education system, which offered blacks inferior education.
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Identifier
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islandora:890
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Dr. Jan Dommisse waves to his supporters, Cape Town
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Dommisse, Jan, Politicians--South Africa, Apartheid era, Elections
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Victorious Dr. Jan Dommisse (left) who held Sea Point for the United Party in spite of determined efforts from the Progressive Party, waves to supporters after his win by 974 votes had been announced.
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Identifier
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islandora:14683
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Young pallbearers, Cape Town, 1985
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Funeral service, Pallbearers, Police shootings, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Young pallbearers, in school uniforms, stand at solemn attention at the funeral of three boys killed in the "Trojan Horse incident", when police, armed with pump-action shotguns and hiding in the back of a van, opened fire on a crowd in a residential street in Athlone, Cape Town.
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islandora:902
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Three African leaders looking at documents, Cape Town
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Apartheid, Politics, ,
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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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islandora:15529
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Winnie Mandela and family, Cape Town
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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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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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islandora:12638