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Title: Silhouette of prison guard, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisons, Political prisoners
Description: On guard as the sun sets over Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16039

Title: Recreational area, Robben Island Prison, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Physical fitness, Historic sites
Description: The recreational area at the prison on Robben Island, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16486

Title: Ex-prisoners walk to court to attend the trial of a friend, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisoners, Freedom
Description: Court visit - Mr Jordan (in raincoat), Mr Tshwete (with pipe) and Mr Stuart (far right) with most of the 28 released Robben Island prisoners on their way to the Supreme Court to visit the trial of Mr Tony Yengeni and five others.
Identifier: islandora:16019

Title: Mhlaba, release of political prisoners, Soweto, 1989
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Mhlaba, Raymond, 1920-,
Description: Raymond Mhlaba addressing thousands of supporters at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12597

Title: ANC rally for released political prisoners, Soweto, 1989
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa,
Description: Thousands of supporters attend an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, in Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12591

Title: Sisulu on his release from prison, Soweto, 1989
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Sisulu, Walter Max,
Description: Walter Sisulu salutes supporters at an ANC (African National Congress) rally on his release from prison, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12595

Title: Andrew Mlangeni, release of 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, Mlangeni, Andrew,
Description: Andrew Mlangeni at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12602

Title: Winnie Mandela smiles for the media after visiting Nelson Mandela in prison, Cape Town
Subject: Mandela, Winnie, Anti-apartheid activists
Description: Winnie Mandela talks to reporters here today after visiting her husband Nelson Mandela in jail, amid growing speculation that he will be released soon
Identifier: islandora:14738

Title: Women in prison' freedom campaign, 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,
Description: Released female prisoners at the Methodist Church in Hazendal., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12645

Title: Robben Island prison cell, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Political prisoners, Interior decoration, Architecture
Description: Journalists inspect a communal cell which houses 22 prisoners. Against the walls are the prisoners' rolled-up sleeping mats and blankets and lockers. Each prisoner is issued with four sleeping mats and seven blankets.
Identifier: islandora:16031

Title: ANC rally for released political prisoners, Soweto, 1991
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa,
Description: Thousands of supporters attend an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, in Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12593

Title: Roeland Street Prison, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Prisons, Architecture
Description: Prisons, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16011

Title: A previous political prisoner is our guide
Description: Guided tour of Robben Island, where former political prisoners act as guides
Identifier: islandora:6629

Title: Sisulu, release of ANC 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, Sisulu, Walter Max,
Description: Walter Sisulu in front of the audience at an ANC (African National Congress) rally upon his release from prison, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12614

Title: Protesters hold banner that reads, "What is happening in our prisons?" Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Description: Protesters hold banner that reads, "What is happening in our prisons?" Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16370

Title: Prisoner cleaning window, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Jails, Architecture
Description: A prisoner cleaning his cell window.
Identifier: islandora:16533

Title: Govan Mbeki, release of political prisoners, Soweto, 1989
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Mbeki, Govan, 1910-2001,
Description: Govan Mbeki addressing thousands of supporters at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12594

Title: Former prisoners Immanuel Shifidi and Eliaser Tuhadeleni.
Subject: Political prisoners
Description: Former Robben Island prisoners Immanuel Shifidi (left) and Eliaser Tuhadeleni .
Identifier: islandora:6827

Title: Oral history interview with Achmad Cassiem, a political activist and prisoner on Robben Island [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: 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,
Description: 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., Pin13.01b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 01:03:32 min. ; interview 1 of 5
Identifier: islandora:19439

Title: Ashley Forbes amongst freed prisoners, 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, Men--South Africa, Forbes, Ashley,
Description: Ashley Forbes amongst freed political prisoners disembarking at Cape Town harbour on their release from Robben Island prison in 1991.
Identifier: islandora:12577

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