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ANC rally for released political prisoners, Soweto, 1990
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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, Political activists--South Africa,
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Thousands of supporters attend an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, in Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
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Identifier
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islandora:12592
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Stop police violence, 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, Political activists--South Africa,
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Sign at anti-apartheid rally reads, STOP POLICE VIOLENCE. Cape Town.
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Identifier
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islandora:12611
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Police reload at funeral, Duduza, 1985
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Subject
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Police shootings, Funeral service, Political violence, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Policemen reload their guns after firing at mourners during the funeral for the young activists killed in the "grenade incident" in Duduza township, Transvaal (now Gauteng), July 1985. Deaths followed funerals with sad predictability.
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Identifier
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islandora:910
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Title
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Release of political prisoners
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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 prisoners--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Men--South Africa,
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Description
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Political prisoners on their release from Robben Island prison, accompanied by prison personnel, Cape Town Harbour.
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Identifier
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islandora:12576
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Title
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Oral history interview with Tony Ehrenreich
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Subject
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Oral history, Labor unions--Social aspects--South Africa, Economic conditions--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Labor union members--South Africa--Interviews, Ehrenreich, Tony
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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
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Identifier
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islandora:25022
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Title
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Save the Press campaign, UCT
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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, University of Cape Town--Students, Youths--South Africa, Universities and colleges--South Africa,
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Description
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Save the Press' campaign meeting in the Beattie Lecture Theatre at the University of Cape Town (UCT)., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12637
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Election 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, Political activists--South Africa, Signs and signboards--South Africa, Men--South Africa,
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Description
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Election protest in Cape Town. Signs read, "Don't vote for WAGGIE" and "One vote, one government", Mitchell's Plein, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12659
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Title
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Leandra Youth Congress members, Leandra township, Transvaal, 1986
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Subject
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Funeral service, Vigilantes, Political violence, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Description
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Members of the Leandra Youth Congress regroup after repelling an attack by vigilantes at the funeral of their community leader, Chief Ampie Mayisa. Mayisa led his community in a successful fight against forced removal. His request to the police for protection from vigilantes was denied and he was assassinated shortly afterwards.
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Identifier
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islandora:859
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Catholic church, Belgravia, 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, Religious leaders--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Catholics--South Africa,
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Father P.J. Pearson leads a congregation outside the Catholic church in Belgravia, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12648
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Title
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Oral history interview with Benjamin Pogrund, Robert Sobukwe's friend and biographer
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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., Pin13.03.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 48:10 min. ; interview 3 of 5
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Identifier
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islandora:19441
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Demonstration against local councils, Durban, 1981
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Subject
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Local government, Demonstrations, Community activists, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Description
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Residents of Newlands East township demonstrate against government-nominated town councilors in Durban 1981. Because local councils were imposed on the people of the townships by the apartheid government, the residents, for the most part, refused to support them.
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Identifier
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islandora:887
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Student demonstration, Durban, 1985
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Subject
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Student protesters, Demonstrations, Police, Black, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Students taunts a black policeman during a demonstration following the assassination of United Democratic Front (UDF) leader, Victoria Mxenge. She was buried next to her husband, Griffiths Mxenge, also a victim of assassination several years earlier. Between 1978 and 1989, over 150 activists were assassinated, with no one found responsible for these murders.
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Identifier
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islandora:881
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Desmond Tutu and Allan Boesak, Cape Town
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Religious leaders--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Tutu, Desmond, Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, St. George's Cathedral (Cape Town, South Africa),
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Allan Boesak and others at a church service in St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12652
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Labour strike, Durban, 1985
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Subject
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Strikes and lockouts--Dairying, Strikes and lockouts, Sympathetic, Labor movement--History, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Description
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Dairy workers march in solidarity with bakery workers on strike over wages and dismissals. Workers' organisations have a long and important history in Durban, and the city was the birthplace of contemporary unionism in South Africa.
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Identifier
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islandora:868
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Oral history interview with W. (Minie) Johnson
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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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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).
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Identifier
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islandora:29637
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Oral history interview with Achmad Cassiem, a political activist and prisoner on Robben Island [Part 2 of 2]
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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., Pin13.01b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 01:03:32 min. ; interview 1 of 5
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Identifier
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islandora:19439
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Cheryl Carolus, SWAPO meeting
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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, Carolus, Cheryl, 1958-,
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Cheryl Carolus at a SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organisation) solidarity meeting in Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12575
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Riot police confront workers, Johannesburg, 1985
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Police--Special weapons and tactics units, Labor union members, May Day (Labor holiday), Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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Riot police block the way of workers leaving a May Day meeting at Khotso House in Johannesburg, May 1985. Khotso House was owned by the South African Council for Churches (SACC) and was the headquarters for many progressive organisations, including the United Democratic Front (UDF). It was destroyed in a massive explosion in August 1988.
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Identifier
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islandora:911
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Winnie Mandela, Cape Town
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Mandela, Winnie, Cape Town International Airport,
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Friends greet Winnie Mandela at Cape Town International airport during a visit to see Nelson Mandela., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12658
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Woman overcome by tear gas at funeral, Port Elizabeth, 1986
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Funeral service, Police shootings, Tear gas, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
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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.
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Identifier
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islandora:891