Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid
… demonstrated immense resistance against the removals. By 1955, when the removals began, the Government’s creation … activism, fronted by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Communist Party. Between 1955 and 1963, Africans … speaking placed on J.B. Marks, Moses Kotane, and Yusuf Dadoo. Thirteen civilians were killed (Lodge, 117-18). Each …