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Black Politics 1986 F
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Black Politics 1986 F
18 August 2021
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Black Politics 1986 E
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Black Politics 1986 E
18 August 2021
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Black Politics 1986 D
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Black Politics 1986 D
18 August 2021
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Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar
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Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar
13 August 2021
Activist and Martyr. Died as a result of her participation in the South African liberation struggle.
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Victoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge
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Victoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge
13 August 2021
Nurse, midwife, lawyer and member of the UDF and NOW
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Grade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
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Grade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
12 August 2021
Theories and Practice Scientific Racism These ideas about race were pided into two main theories, scientific racis...
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Fifty Fighting Years by A. Lerumo. The Communist Party of South Africa, 1921 - 1971 - Foreword to Book, by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo,1972 
12 August 2021
We, South African communists and progressives, are very pleased that the People's Publishing House has considered it of ...
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Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
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Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
12 August 2021
Doctor, teacher, political activist, member of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the African National Congress (ANC), reci...
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Fifty Fighting Years by A Lerumo
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Fifty Fighting Years by A Lerumo
11 August 2021
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The 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
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The 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
6 August 2021
‘Strijdom, you have tampered with the women, You have struck a rock.'  So runs the song composed to mark this ...
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Fred Khumalo
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Fred Khumalo
6 August 2021
Author, columnist, journalist, recipient of the European Union Literary Award, Multilingualism Award, Humanities and Soc...
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Harry Themba Gwala
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Harry Themba Gwala
6 August 2021
Teacher, member of SACTU, SACP and ANC.
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Women’s Rights and Representation
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Women’s Rights and Representation
6 August 2021
It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as eq...
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The Black Sash: A History of Transformation
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The Black Sash: A History of Transformation
5 August 2021
This article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership ...
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A History of the Springbok Legion
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A History of the Springbok Legion
5 August 2021
The Springbok Legion (SL) was a leading organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War...
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