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Introduction

My childhood

School days

Domestic work

He was a jolly somebody

Factory work

The trade unions

The ANC and the Women's League

The start of mass campaigns

Stay-away!

The Defiance Campaign

Forming the Federation

The Anti-Pass Campaign

Bantu Education boycott

The South African Congress of Trade Unions

 


'[Neither] Jail nor death must hold fear for our leaders. They must feel always that the people are with them. And the people for their part must nurture and cherish their leaders. For the strength of the leaders lies in the strength of the people.' J.B. Marks addressing the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) in the Transvaal, 30 September 1951.

Introduction

 


The Congress of the People


The fight against passes continues

On trial for treason

'Asinamali'

Don't eat potatoes!

The special branch

The start of a bad time

Solitary confinement

Jail

Banishment

The struggle continues

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