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Title: Rally for released political prisoners, Soweto, 1989
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political activists--South Africa, Political leadership--South Africa, Political prisoners--South Africa,
Description: Addressing the crowd at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released political prisoners, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12609

Title: Oral history interview with Mrs Hanna [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Windermere/Kensington in the Western Cape focuses on the coloured residents of the area and examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: discriminatory laws, government policy, housing, racialised spaces and the smuggling of alcohol by residents and shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold)., Pin9.07b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 03:05 min. ; interview 7 of 15
Identifier: islandora:29634

Title: Black Sash protestor, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political prisoners--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Women--South Africa, Demonstrations--South Africa, Black Sash (Society),
Description: A woman protests against the detainment of anti-apartheid activists, Cape Town. Her sign reads, "Release or charge all detainees"., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12623

Title: Oral history interview with Cheryl Carolus [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, United Democratic Front (South Africa), Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Interviews, Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government, ,
Description: The United Democratic Front (UDF) was established as a non-racial anti-apartheid coalition in 1983. The interviews in this collection deal with the formation and impact of the UDF in the Western Cape in the 1980s. Themes include: community based organisations affiliated to the UDF; effects of apartheid; key figures involved with the UDF (including: Cheryl Carolus, Lionel Louw, Sydney Luckett, Phyllis Orner); religious affiliation; role of the UDF in the community; trade unions. These interviews originate from research conducted for the Albert Luthuli Young Historians Award 2008., Por6.01b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 36:40 min ; interview 1 of 6
Identifier: islandora:24448

Title: 101 Battalion, Cape Town, 1987
Subject: Soldiers, Black, Parades, South Africa. South African Defence Force, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Children and other spectators look on as members of the 101 Battalion, recruited in Namibia, drill at a parade celebrating the 75th year of the South African Defense Force. Although blacks who enlisted in the South African Defense Force faced ostracism in their communities, many joined the army out of desperate economic necessity.
Identifier: islandora:877

Title: Oral history interview with Lionel Louw [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, United Democratic Front (South Africa), Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Interviews, Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government, ,
Description: The United Democratic Front (UDF) was established as a non-racial, anti-apartheid coalition in 1983. The interviews in this collection deal with the formation and impact of the UDF in the Western Cape in the 1980s. Key figures involved with the UDF are interviewed, including Cheryl Carolus, Lionel Louw, Sydney Luckett and Phyllis Orner. Themes include: community based organisations affiliated to the UDF; the effects of apartheid; religious affiliation; role of the UDF in the community; trade unions. These interviews originate from research conducted for the Albert Luthuli Young Historians Award 2008., Por6.03b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 54:52 min. ; interview 3 of 6
Identifier: islandora:24452

Title: Protest march, Cape Town, 1989
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa,
Description: Anti-apartheid march in Cape Town, 13 September, 1989. Sign reads, PEACE IN OUR CITY. STOP THE KILLINGS.
Identifier: islandora:12580

Title: Labour strike meeting, Johannesburg, 1987
Subject: Labor union meetings, Strikes and lockouts--Retail trade, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Striking OK Bazaars workers meet at union headquarters in Cosatu House, Johannesburg. A major supermarket chain, OK Bazaars has a large work force, organised by the Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers Union (CCAWUSA), which led many campaigns on behalf of food store workers.
Identifier: islandora:861

Title: Oral history interview with R. Clark [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: 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
Description: 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., Pin3.03b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 32:09 min. ; interview 3 of 11
Identifier: islandora:19425

Title: Yengeni Trial co-accused, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political activists--South Africa, Women--South Africa, Lombard, Colleen, Abass, Zuraya,
Description: Colleen Lombard and Zuraya Abass, the two co-accused in the Yengeni Trial, with family members at the Supreme/High Court, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12582

Title: Journalists interviewing policeman, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Police--South Africa, Press--South Africa,
Description: Police officer, Mr. Rockman, who was involved in exposing police brutality, is interviewed by journalists, Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12636

Title: ANC victory celebrations, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Political history--South Africa--Johannesburg, Elections--South Africa--Johannesburg, Democracy--South Africa--Johannesburg, Apartheid--South Africa--Johannesburg
Description: African National Congress (ANC) supporters embrace in celebration of victory in South Africa's first all-race presidential elections, Johannesburg, South Africa, April 1994.
Identifier: islandora:5378

Title: Woman overcome by tear gas at funeral, Port Elizabeth, 1986
Subject: Funeral service, Police shootings, Tear gas, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: A woman overcome by tear gas is helped by fellow mourners during the funeral for eight people killed in the "bottle store (liquor-store) incident" in New Brighton township, Port Elizabeth. Nearly a week before, on March 25, heavily armed policemen opened fire on a crowd gathered outside a liquor store that had been bombed the previous day, killing eight.
Identifier: islandora:891

Title: ANC flag at funeral, Cape Town, 1986
Subject: Funeral service, Police shootings, Anti-apartheid movements, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: An African National Congress (ANC) flag bearer heads the procession at the funeral of a United Democratic Front (UDF) activist shot by police in Guguletu, a black township outside of Cape Town. This procession is almost emblematic of South African resistance, being lead by the ANC, the Church, and the UDF, with the message, "The People Shall Govern".
Identifier: islandora:888

Title: Oral history interview with Tony Ehrenreich
Subject: Oral history, Labor unions--Social aspects--South Africa, Economic conditions--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Labor union members--South Africa--Interviews, Ehrenreich, Tony
Description: The interviews trace the working lives and political consciousness of three people involved with trade unions in industry. Themes include: Combined Workers Union, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), family background, gender discrimination, job reservation, student activism 1976-1985, shop stewards, political consciousness, working conditions, working environment and the 1980 school boycotts., Por3.01.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 30:49 min. ; interview 1 of 4
Identifier: islandora:25022

Title: Release of political prisoners
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political prisoners--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Men--South Africa,
Description: Political prisoners on their release from Robben Island prison, accompanied by prison personnel, Cape Town Harbour.
Identifier: islandora:12576

Title: Mandela and De Klerk at a meeting, Cape Town, 1990
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1989-1994, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Ex-presidents--South Africa, Political leadership--South Africa, Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013, De Klerk, F. W. (Frederik Willem),
Description: Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klerk at a meeting between the ANC (African National Congress) and the then South African government, the NP (National Party).
Identifier: islandora:12605

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