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Title: Anti-conscription protest, Cape Town
Subject: 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,
Description: Conscientious objectors, Ivan Toms and Cameron Dugmore, protesting for the release of imprisoned objectors. T-shirt reads, "I refuse to serve in the SADF (South African Defense Force)". Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12660

Title: Cape Dutch homestead, Bergvliet Farm, Cape Town
Subject: Bergvliet (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Architecture, History, Housing, Cape Dutch architecture,
Description: Cape Dutch homestead in Bergvliet at Retreat
Identifier: islandora:16840

Title: Oral history interview with Mr. B. Dilima [Part 1 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 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., Pin7.03a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:46 min. ; interview 3 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22539

Title: Oral history interview with Joseph Stoto Zibi [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 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., Pin7.16b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 30:55 min.. ; interview 16 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22560

Title: Mother mourning her son's death, Soweto, 1987
Subject: Funeral service, Assassination, Political activists, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: On 16 July 1987, Peter Sello Motau, thirty-two years old, was gunned down in Swaziland by South African agents. Motau was a dedicated young activist who had joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1976, living in exile since his departure on Christmas Eve 1975. His mother is shown in this picture mourning his death at a severely restricted funeral in her home in Soweto.
Identifier: islandora:905

Title: Ahmed Kathrada, 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, Kathrada, A. M. (Ahmad M.),
Description: Ahmed Kathrada arrives at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12612

Title: UWCO event, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Women--South Africa, Children--South Africa,
Description: Thandi Klaasen speaks at a United Women's Congress (UWCO) event, Heroes' Day, Langa., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12621

Title: Funeral of massacre victims, Queenstown, 1985
Subject: Funeral service, Police shootings, Youth--Political activity, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Young mourners carrying symbolic AK-47 rifles stand over the coffins of Queenstown residents killed by police who opened fire on them as they were leaving the church in which they had met to discuss a consumer boycott. Fourteen people were murdered, including three fifteen-year-olds.
Identifier: islandora:907

Title: Thabo Mbeki, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Ex-presidents--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Mbeki, Thabo,
Description: Thabo Mbeki, amongst others, at an event in Cape Town., circa 1990
Identifier: islandora:12608

Title: Oral history interview with Edward Stuurman [Part 1 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)., Pin9.14a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:48 min. ; interview 14 of 15
Identifier: islandora:29642

Title: Oral history interview with Aggrey Mazwi Mbicini [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 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., Pin8.07b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 19:25 min. ; interview 7 of 17
Identifier: islandora:29652

Title: Oral history interview with Thembeki Solomon Somdaka [Part 1 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 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., Pin7.14a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:09 min. ; interview 14 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22565

Title: Police caspir patrol in Guguletu, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Squatter settlements--South Africa--Cape Town, Armored vehicles, Military--South Africa--Cape Town, Apartheid--South Africa--Cape Town, Police patrol--South Africa--Cape Town, Political history--South Africa--Cape Town, Demonstrations--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: A police caspir patrols Guguletu township outside Cape Town as South Africans rioted against apartheid and the imprisonment of their political leaders, August 1985.
Identifier: islandora:5336

Title: Election protest, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Signs and signboards--South Africa, Men--South Africa,
Description: Election protest in Cape Town. Signs read, "Don't vote for WAGGIE" and "One vote, one government", Mitchell's Plein, Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12659

Title: Political leaders, release of 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, Political leadership--South Africa, Sisulu, Walter Max, Mbeki, Govan, 1910-2001,
Description: From left, Murphy Morobe, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Oscar Mpheta, Ahmed Kathrada and Helen Joseph, at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12601

Title: Striking workers put on a play, Durban, 1986
Subject: Workers' theater, Strikes and lockouts--Rubber industry, Politics and culture, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Striking workers at the British-owned BTR-Sarmcol plant, use a play called The Long March to tell their story. The location of the play is Mpophomeni, a resettlement area where many BTR-Sarmcol workers lived. This early version of the play explored the dispossession and forced removal of workers from their homes to Mpophomeni. Later, other worker groups changed the play's content in order to focus on current problems.
Identifier: islandora:863

Title: Election day, Overport township, Durban, 1984
Subject: Elections, Passive resistance, Government, Resistance to, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: The effect of the elections boycott is apparent in this picture of a policeman in a polling station in Overport township, Durban. The newspaper headline reads, "Police Wade into Demonstrating Mob", while inside the polling station the pace was much less hectic. The success of the boycott reflected growing support for the UDF (United Democractic Front).
Identifier: islandora:872

Title: Political meeting, Durban
Subject: Public meetings--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Sisulu, Albertina, 1918-2011, Political history--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
Description: Dr. Essop Jassat, Mrs. Nokukhanya Luthuli, and Mrs. Albertina Sisulu at a political conference.
Identifier: islandora:5732

Title: Released detainees' dinner, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political activists--South Africa, Political prisoners--South Africa,
Description: Jimi Matthews and Sahm Venter at dinner after political detainees were released from prison, Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12646

Title: Oral history interview with Mr. H. Burggraaf [Part 1 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., Pin3.02a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:55 min ; interview 2 of 11
Identifier: islandora:19397

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