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ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… a these had been relaxed after the success of earlier resistance to passes. In the light of these events, the Bantu … in 1918, as a branch of the ANC. It…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… , the meeting resolves to appoint a committee to organize resistance to the Act. 27 August, The twelfth annual … Dadoo moves an amendment to declare a…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… ordered their subjects to pay, many people opted for passive resistance and simply refused. * Please note that the …
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… the most important factor spurring on formative organized resistance. Preliminary drafts of the Natives' Land Actwere … was formed in 1918. The Natives Land…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… the most important factor spurring on formative organized resistance. Preliminary drafts of the Natives’ Land Actwere … was formed in 1918. The Natives Land…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… hight schools students and established the Students Passive Resistance Committee to canvass and raise funds for the Passive Resistance Campaign. As student…
The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa, 1924 - 1946 by Essop Pahad
… Gandhi) The Moderates Eclipsed Events Leading up to Passive Resistance (BACK TO TOP) CHAPTER V: Conclusion Introduction …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… against the government, as evidenced by a series of passive resistance campaigns such as the Alexandra bus boycotts and … the South African Indian Congress …
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… day of hartal (mourning) was called and soon afterwards a passive resistance campaign that lasted two years was launched. … Dadoo held a meeting at Red…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… M.D. Naidoo , and A.I. Borat. They argued solidly for passive resistance because of Smuts’ intransigence and won the debate … of both Sorabjee Rustomjee and…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… of the Democrats, had been engaged in peaceful acts of resistance which aimed at forcing the government to … became clear to some members of the ANC and the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… to African women in the Transvaal sparks discussions of passive resistance against passes. June, The Transvaal Asiatic Land … Dadoo moves an amendment to…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… Langa branch of the NLL became the leading organisation in resistance of the establishment of municipal beer halls. The … representing 30 000 women in the…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… Act, 1951 Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, 1953 Resistance before 1959 *South Africa and the United Nations … other forms of non-violent resistance,…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… in the Cape Colony hindered many attempts at wide-scale resistance on the part of Cape slaves. Instead many slaves’ … on property and individuals, and less…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
… Johannesburg demands withdrawal of Pass Bill and threatens resistance. September 19, Gandhi accuses Transvaal Government … to explain the terms of the…
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… country. Thus in 1939 Yusuf was involved in a campaign of passive resistance against the pernicious segregation laws. With … and sisters, it is by our…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… Pass laws in South Africa were met with fierce resistance during the 20th century. But earlier forms of … significant instances. Examples of these include…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… was MK Gandhi who later spearheaded a massive peaceful resistance (Satyagraha) to colonial rule. This protest forced … protest against law that forced…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
… images of a struggling South Africa were so highly valued. Resistance Photographer, Omar Badsha described those working … to the international audience,…
Indian Community
… third contracts. In 1914, this tax was abolished after the Passive Resistance Campaign of 1913 . Passenger Indians Indian … became a major focus of Indian…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… had to be sent to Natal to suppress the Indian Passive Resistance campaign . In January 1914 another strike, this … society for support in its actions and…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… not only because it was such an early outbreak of women's resistance, but also because of what Julia Wells calls its … Waaihoek women. Abdurahman was a great…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… Waaihoek Location protest against pass laws by taking a passive resistance stance, and refusing to carry permits. After this …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… in favour of a tactical approach, and that the method of resistance should be dependent on the prevailing conditions. … Mandela comments on his feelings…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… prison sentence in Newcastle for his role in the passive resistance campaign, was brought from prison and charged …
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… leadership in 1945 and he led the NIC in the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Campaign (see SAIC history) in Durban. As a result …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… ANC Youth League was formed in 1944. During this period, passive resistance campaigns such as the Alexander bus boycotts and … Act by Indians), and support…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… 30 March, The Transvaal Branch of Congress launches a passive resistance campaign with 2000 Africans gathering in … An interview which looks at the decision…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… basis of ‘competency’.” (Morris: 2004) 27 April, Indian passive resistance is suspended when Gen. J.C. Smuts enters into …