John Beaver (JB) Marks, teacher, trade unionist and political activist who identified himself as an African though he was of Coloured descent, died in Moscow.
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Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180
South African History Online (2011) 'Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180.
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