Harold Cressy, co-founder of the Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA), educationist and teacher, is born in Rorke's Drift, Kwazulu-Natal. He was the only Black student of the South African College, now the University of Cape Town. During his studies, having been denied entry to the Rhodes University College in Grahamstown and Victoria College in Stellenbosch, now the University of Stellenbosch, because of his race.
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Harold Cressy is born in Rorke's Drift
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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Harold Cressy is born in Rorke's Drift. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148852
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