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Chapter 13. General Strike, 1932
Lengthy negotiations took place between the union and the employers' association before the agreement expired in the middle of August 1932, but these proved…
Chapter 7. An Afrikaner Working Mother
Anna Sophia Swanepoel (Told in 1950) I was born on 2nd April 1893, on Tapfontein Farm, Edenvale district, Orange Free State. My father was a small farmer. My…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath In the early months of 1960 the PAC leadership launched…
Chapter 12 - Blind alley of guerrillaism
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 12 - Blind alley of guerrillaism After the May 1961 stay-at-home, Mandela wrote: "Of all…
Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985
… of the following year. Charterist ”” refers to the Freedom Charter, adopted in 1955. At the time, it was the guiding …
BiographyMaggie Resha
… campaign, which culminated in the adoption of the Freedom Charter in 1955. In 1956, Maggie was a leading organiser of …
BiographyVernon Celliers Berrange
… weapons to the ANC. From Swaziland, Vernon Berrange was to charter a plane to take them on to Lobatse, a small town in …
BiographyMagdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha
… campaign, which culminated in the adoption of the Freedom Charter in 1955. In 1956, Maggie was a leading organiser of …
Chapter I - Learning to live a half life
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The 1950s had been a decade of protest, from the Defiance Campaign at the beginning to the Treason Trial victory…
Chapter 9 "To build solidarity - that was my task"by Madi Gray
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
Extract from Karis & Carter 1. NAME The name of the organisation shall be the Pan Africanist Congress, hereinafter referred to as the P.A.C. 2. AIMS…
Chapter 6 - No more suppers for my comrades
… We have sustained our commitment to the Freedom Charter on empty stomachs, through your continued repression …
Chapter VIII - The Mandela’s – family extraordinary
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The main street in a small country town in the Orange Free State, some 360 miles from Johannesburg; a few shops, a…
ArchiveCHAPTER THREE: The Emergence Of Grassroots Politics, 1979-1981 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
Chapter VI - A strange kind of goal bird
… loyalty to the ANC and their adherence to the Freedom Charter. "As I look back," Naledi had said. "I cannot …
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArchiveChapter 7 Arrest at Liliesleaf by Denis Goldberg
… who had among many other activities drafted the Freedom Charter. All of these comrades were either on the High …
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… the British Government, Rhodes managed to acquire a Royal Charter (approval from the British monarch) for his British South Africa Company. The Royal Charter…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
… Ronnie was involved in report back meetings on the Freedom Charter to the people of Ermelo. Ronnie worked closely with … collected from all over South…
ArchiveChapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance Despite the isolation and consequent defeat of…
BiographyGeorge Sewpersadh
… had a sort of basically socialist vision. The Freedom Charter itself had a lot of socialist ideas there. So we had …
BiographyMarimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker
… Africa that we all believe in, as outlined in the Freedom Charter". …
BiographySylvia Neame
… Party (LP) , Neame, supporting the aims of the Freedom Charter , then joined the Congress of Democrats (COD) . When …
ArchiveChapter five: South African Indian Council
ArchiveChapter eleven: Political trials and detentions
ArchiveChapter nine: Youth and student organisations
ArchiveChapter five: Government-created platforms - Bantustans
ArchiveChapter four: Spread of Black Consciousness
ArchiveChapter three: Black organisations - Religious groups
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