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Title: ANC rally for released political prisoners, Soweto, 1990
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:12592

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: Prisoner reunited with family, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: "It's still unreal" ... Arcadia High school teacher Mr Neville Van Der Rheede hugs his wife Carol for the first time in over a year after being discharged by the Supreme Court yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:17930

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: Parents of prisoner, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Feeling shattered - Katie and William De Klerk with a picture of daughter Venetia, 19, whose "home" for the next 12 months is Pollsmoor Prison.
Identifier: islandora:17910

Title: ANC rally for 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 prisoners--South Africa,
Description: LONG LIVE ANC (African National Congress) sign amongst supporters at a rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12615

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: Prisoners arrive in the harbour, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Detainees and house arrest.
Identifier: islandora:17916

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: 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: Suzman, 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, Suzman, Helen,
Description: Helen Suzman arrives at an ANC (African National Congress) rally for released leaders, including Walter Sisulu, Soweto, 29 October, 1989.
Identifier: islandora:12613

Title: People protest for the release of prisoners and justice for Jeffrey Benzien, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Political prisoners, Demonstrations
Description: People protest for the release of prisoners and justice for Jeffrey Benzien, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16113

Title: Released political prisoner, Cape Town
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: Released political prisoner gives a resistance salute upon his arrival at the Cape Town airport., circa 1990
Identifier: islandora:12616

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: Former Robben Island prisoners, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Former Robben Island prisoners at Table Bay harbour soon after their release this morning. The three, from left, Mr Theophilus Cholo, Mr Maqina Mpanza and Mr Sandi Sijake, spent 15 years on Robben Island after they were convicted in 1973.
Identifier: islandora:17906

Title: Pollsmoor Prison March, Cape Town, 1985
Subject: Student protesters, Demonstrations, Police brutality, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: 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.
Identifier: islandora:890

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: 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: People hold a candlelight vigil for those in prison, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Political activists, Communities
Description: Thousands of township residents, like this family, last night turned off their lights and held a candlelight vigil in front of their homes, shops and garages in sympathy with all those in detention, those killed during the unrest and as a protest against the state of emergency. Some people had candles inside their cars and hooted as they drove. A spokesman for the Athlone People's Action Committee said last night that the call for the vigil had been 90 to 100 percent successful.
Identifier: islandora:16245

Title: Protest for release of prisoners, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid, Youth, Demonstrations
Description: Protest for release of prisoners, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17922

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