This article which was published in WSCF Journal, Volume 1 No 2, 1979, pages 26-31, traces the birth and development of the Black Consciousness Movement to the banning of all Black Consciousness Movement organisations in 1977.
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The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
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- 22 Feb 2016
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113123
South African History Online (2016) 'The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113123 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113123, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113123. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113123.
Further reading
DISA Archive
Letter from Barney Pityana to Neville Curtis
Oudtshoorn, Western Cape
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