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South Africa's freedom struggle by E.S. Reddy
17 June 2019
Dr. Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo played an outstanding role in the South African liberation movement for over half a century - in...
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The Indian People In South Africa: Facts: About The Ghetto Act
17 June 2019
The great majority of the South African Indians are descendants of the Indian labourers, who were indentured by the Gove...
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Circular Letter To Trade Unions, Progressive Organisations, Democrats And Anti-Fascists by Yusuf Dadoo, June 10, 1946
17 June 2019
Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so weak and feeble d...
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Statement In Court By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. G. M. Naicker,   When Charged With Aiding And Abetting   Under   The Immigrants Regulation Act Of 1913, February 26, 1948
17 June 2019
Your Worship, We are charged with the offence of contravening Section 20 (r)of the Act No. 22 of 1913 in that we did wr...
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”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
17 June 2019
Speech at mass welcome meeting in Johannesburg organised in his honour by the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council on hi...
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Appeal For Funds For New Age, January 1956
17 June 2019
As the Union Parliament prepares to assemble for its new session, the people of South Africa face the grim prospect of m...
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Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, April 1964 
17 June 2019
On behalf of the South African Indian Congress I express my appreciation for this opportunity to address you. This is n...
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Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
17 June 2019
I. The South African Indian Congress has on many occasions broughtto the attention of the United Nations and its Member ...
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Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
17 June 2019
A message from Dr. Y. M. Dadoo to the Indian people Brothers and Sisters The struggle against apartheid and for Freedo...
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Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
17 June 2019
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity w...
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“Our Greatest Leader since Gandhiji”, By Dr Yusuf Dadoo
17 June 2019
As one who has had the privilege, honour and, indeed, the pleasure of being a close associate and comrade-in-arms of Dr ...
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Personal Notes
17 June 2019
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Milestones
17 June 2019
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“Let Me Live - Letter to a European”:  June 1946
17 June 2019
"let Me Live - Letter To A European": June 19468 Dear friend, I am addressing this letter to you in the hope...
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Statement in Court by Dr G. M. Naicker and   Dr Y. M. Dadoo, When Charged With Aiding and Abetting Under the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913, February 26, 1948
17 June 2019
Statement In Court By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, When Charged With Aiding And Abetting Under The Immigrants Re...
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