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John Stephen Gomas

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… Updated 03/06/2022 Personal Information John Stephen Gomas Born: 08/04/1901 in Malmesbury,Western Cape,South Africa John Stephen Gomas was born on 8th April 1901 near Malmesbury in the …  (SANNC) later the African National Congress (ANC).In 1920 Gomas moved to Cape Town and within three years was a …

John Gomas

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… Published 17/02/2011 Updated 22/06/2021 John Gomas was born in Cape Town. He was a tailor by profession … Book chapter Document 14 - Letter from C. F. Glass to John Gomas, 7 June 1927 | Book chapter Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956 | Book chapter Document 26 - Letter from …

Zainunnisa “Cissie” Gool

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… In 1935, she joined with Communist Party members Johnny Gomas and James La Guma in founding the multiracial National … In 1935, she joined with Communist Party members Johnny Gomas and James La Guma in founding the multiracial National …

The International Socialist League (ISL)

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… the ISL was formed with W. H Andrews as chairman,  J.A. Clark as vice-chairman,  G. Weinstock as treasurer, and … vanguard of any forthcoming proletarian revolution. Johnny Gomas of the International Socialist League and Clothing … Mason A B Dunbar Bernard Lazarus Sigamoney Archive Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by …

Ray Alexander Simons

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… 1929, after meeting Cissie Gool and lifelong friend John Gomas , she joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) … 1929, after meeting Cissie Gool and lifelong friend John Gomas , she joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) …

Chapter Five - The Fighter for Black Unity: 1935 - 1945

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by … to the white Labour Party and the dormancy of the ANC, Gomas and other activists in and outside the CPSA discussed … debates and alternative strategies became a priority. For Gomas, the CPSA had become too openly liberal and reformist …

Chapter eight - Conclusion

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Gomas died on the morning of Wednesday 25 April 1979 two … order hanging over his head. Neither in life nor death did Gomas receive any rewards. Throughout his whole life he had …

Chapter Four - The Years with the CPSA: 1925 - 1935

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by … determination to make CPSA the vanguard party which led Gomas largely to ignore the anti-black attitudes and social … at the time of the strike. Appearing in court before Mr. J H Hotson, Gomas was singled m for the sharp tongue of the …

Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Although out of active politics, Gomas observed with keen interest the sharp ideological … to other struggles in Africa much more than the ANC did. Gomas identified himself with the basic tenets of Africanism. …

Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by … by organised workers concretely proved the correctness of Gomas's perseverance in trying to build trade unionism. Since … the labours of such commuinists as Ray Alexander and John Gomas in the Cape." Throughout the 1930s and early 1940s …

Chapter Two - The year with the ICU: 1921 - 1926

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by … Musson In the more liberal climate of Cape Town Johnny Gomas seemed to have found his niche: organising workers … of the struggle against exploitation and colour bars that Gomas (and others) preferred solutions to the ills of South …

Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by … out for South Africa, black members of the Party such as Gomas and La Guma, as well as the young Communist League, was … Another delegate was Gumede from the ANC, in whose place Gomas was then acting as president of the ANC (Western Cape). …

Chapter One - From Abbotsdale to Kimberley

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… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by … of a surprise to many, people when Elizabeth married David Gomas, about whose past people at Abbotsdale knew little. … the ANC to the war were not uniform. While people such as J L Dube supported the inclusion of blacks as soldiers, …

Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 29 October 1930

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… - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South …             JOHN GOMAS … - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South …             JOHN GOMAS …

Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson

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… of the first generation of revolutionary fighters, Johnny Gomas has left deep imprints on the national liberation … heard of him? With hardly any formal schooling, Johnny Gomas learned his lessons in the struggle and in the broad … Archive Metadata Publication Details Title: Johnny Gomas, Voice of the working class: A political biography …

South Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns

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… Bureau to Eastern Secretariat, 1931 Document 2 Letter from J. Gumede to International Secretariat, League Against … Kotane to CCI, 20 February 1935 Document 41 Letter from J. Gomas to H. Haywood, 18 March 1935 Document 42 Letter from J. … ECCI, 15 July 1935 Document 43 Letter from E. Roux to J. Gomas, 12 September 1935 Document 44 Telegram from M. Kotane, …

100 Years ‘Emancipation of Slaves’ by John Gomas, 1 December 1934, South Africa

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… . The pamphlet was sold for 3d.; Written: by John Gomas District Organiser of Communist Party Cape Town Branch. … . The pamphlet was sold for 3d.; Written: by John Gomas District Organiser of Communist Party Cape Town Branch. … Madyibi … 100 Years ‘Emancipation of Slaves’ by John Gomas, 1 December 1934, South Africa … archive …

Document 47 - “Answer to Government’s Apartheid Unions”, The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April 1956

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… IN BOTH THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FIELDS" SAID MR. JOHN GOMAS WHEN INTERVIEWED BY OUR REPORTER ON THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION BILL. Mr. Gomas, well known over the last 30 years as a militant trade … system as a whole could hardly survive", said Mr. Gomas. Archive Metadata Published: November 6, 2014 Updated: …

South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew

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… 1949 Document 18 - Letter from C. I. R. Fortein to John Gomas, 29 April 1950 Document 19 - K. A. Jordaan, "The … April 1956 Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956 Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan … Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 …

Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956

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… Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956 In the train Patrick Duncan 3 October … Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956 In the train Patrick Duncan 3 October … Duncan … Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956 … archive …

10 YEARS PROJECT

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… result under Communist leadership. War danger Comrade JGomas (Cape Town) on the WAR DANGER showed how the … result under Communist leadership. War danger Comrade JGomas (Cape Town) on the WAR DANGER showed how the …

South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew

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… 31 May 1927 Document 14 - Letter from C. F. Glass to John Gomas, 7 June 1927 Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White … Committee, Comintern Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South … 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936 Document 60 - Letter from the …

Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956

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… Allison Drew Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956 Botany Dept University Johannesburg 23 … Allison Drew Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956 Botany Dept University Johannesburg 23 … suit. … Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956 … archive …

James la Guma

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… It was in the ICU of the early 1920s that la Guma met John Gomas who was to become a close associate throughout his … the Soviet Union (USSR) in the company of ANC president, J. T. Gumede. Later that year he returned to the USSR at the … It was in the ICU of the early 1920s that la Guma met John Gomas who was to become a close associate throughout his …

Document 16 - Letter from Clements Kadalie to E. R. Roux, 10 October 1928

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… Party only got its information from La Guma, Khaile and Gomas. None of them can say anything ill against me in that … Party only got its information from La Guma, Khaile and Gomas. None of them can say anything ill against me in that …

Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)

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… Dr. Alfred Bitini (A. B.) Xuma and Dr. James Sebe (J.S) Moroka, J. B. Marks, Edwin Mofutsanyane of the Communist … Contract Act, Poll Tax Act, and the Pass Laws. John Gomas, a Cape Town Coloured Communist proposes that mass … Contract Act, Poll Tax Act, and the Pass Laws. John Gomas, a Cape Town Coloured Communist proposes that mass …

Document 119 - Non-European United Front of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939

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… Association), Mr. M. Kotane , Mr. C. C. Palsania, Mr. J. Gomas , Mr. S. Kahn and the representatives of other … carried. ECONOMIC and INDUSTRIAL REPORT. Reporter Mr. J. GOMAS Mr. Gomas said that the economic and Industrial aspects …

From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 1

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… result under Communist leadership. War danger Comrade JGomas (Cape Town) on the WAR DANGER showed how the … result under Communist leadership. War danger Comrade JGomas (Cape Town) on the WAR DANGER showed how the …

Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936

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… Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 91 - John Gomas, "The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must … Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 91 - John Gomas, "The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must … All hands to the cause of freedom! … Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must …

3. The Communist Party of South Africa and the Communist International

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… 1928 James La Guma, who had visited the Soviet Union with J. T. Gumede in 1927, announced that the Comintern had … The CPSA executive proposed sending three comrades - Gomas, Ndobe, and Thibedi - with others to follow later. 54 … another round of expulsions. For Kotane, Roux and Gomas, this was the last straw; and they fired off a cable to …

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