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Report of the Joint Planning Council of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress, November 8, 1951
… Authorities Act; (2) to embark upon an immediate mass campaign for the repeal of these oppressive laws, and (3) to … repeal of unjust laws which should be…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… offices. October 21 , Transvaal women satyagrahis begin defiance activities by hawking without licenses in … historic 1956 women's march, Josie Palmer, is…
ArchiveInterview with Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
… jailed for several years as a result of the PAC anti-pass campaign, restricted to living in Kimberley and banned from … attending meetings, speaks about…
EventThe 41st annual conference of the ANC in Queenstown gets underway
… the conference the ANC resolved to begin with the boycott campaign. A series of boycott campaigns were staged throughout the country, including the 1952…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… played a significant role in the planning of the 1952 Defiance Campaign in which over 8 500 volunteers were mobilised to … James Moroka were tried for their…
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… the tasks of these volunteers and the volunteers of the Defiance Campaign. "Some people think that these volunteers are called upon to defy the law as in the…
Americans for South African Resistance, 25 June 1982
… occasion of the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws of South Africa, sponsored by … is to make a personalised…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… Kikuyu, had formed the East African Association (EAA) to campaign for the return of Kikuyu lands given over to white … back in Kenya) by World War II,…
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… batch and was imprisoned for one month. By the end of the campaign 2,000 had defied segregation and suffered … Committee with the ANC to plan a new…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… ● Federation of South African Women The Defiance Campaign of 1952 would catapult the ANC Women’s League into a … began to assume a leadership role. This…
BiographyGraeme Williams
… "Ivan Toms Conciencious Objector", Anti Conscription Campaign Exhibition, Cape Town, South Africa, 1988. "Sacred …
BiographyJeremy Vearey
… Interview with Dan Corder for Good Hope #HypeYourHeritage campaign: Endnotes [1] Interview with Jeremy Vearey conducted …
BiographyJane Gool
… in 1935, Jane, IB Tabata and Goolam were present to campaign vigorously for the total rejection these new bills, …
ArchiveStanding for the truth: the mission of the Church
… Standing for the Truth Committe about Christians and the defiance campaign against apartheid. …
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline
… 1952 The African National Congress’ (ANC) Defiance Campaign against the South African Apartheid Regime , which …
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… stint by Madie Hall-Xuma. The women became active in the Defiance Campaign of 1952 where they played a leading role. In the …
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… Charter for all people in the country." In the wake of the Defiance Campaign, ANC leaders were confronted with the problem of how …
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… of the Congress Alliance which launched the 1952 Defiance of Unjust Laws Campaign in which Africans, Indians, Coloureds and Whites …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… waged by Gandhi at the beginning of the century. The 1946 Campaign was seminal in the gestation of the anti-apartheid … front, at home and abroad. it was the…
Our Greatest Indian Leader since Gandhiji -Tribute to Dr. Gangathura Mohambry Naicker (From: Sechaba, second quarter), 1978
… Pact of 1947, the National Day of Protest of 1950, the Defiance Campaign of 1952 and the Freedom Charter adopted by the … of life were answered by fierce…
“Our Greatest Leader since Gandhiji”, By Dr Yusuf Dadoo
… Pact of 1947, the National Day of Protest of 1950, the Defiance Campaign of 1952 and the Freedom Charter adopted by the … of life were answered by fierce…
Chapter 3 - The Rise of the ANC
… mass support for the ANC was confirmed in the next major campaign which it launched: the DeÂfiance Campaign of 1952. … reconciled with each other in their…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… unrest broke out sporadically and acted as prelude to the Defiance Campaign of 1952. This was the case in Durban and … to campaigns organized at a national…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… resistance, similar to the 1946 Passive resistance campaign mounted by the South African Indian Conference … Unions and the Coloured Peoples' Congress,…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… as MK managed during the same period through its sabotage campaign. In the early part of 1963 Robert Watson, a student …
EventCriminal Law Amendment Act No 8 commences
… committed while "protest[ing], or in support of any campaign for the repeal or modification of any law," would … This act was passed shortly after the…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… such as the 1946 African Mine Workers' Strike, the 1952 Defiance Campaign, the 1955 Freedom Charter Campaign and 1960 Sharpeville Campaign. Bernstein was …
EventA Cape Passive Resistance Council is formed
… http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/special-chrono/defiance-campaign.htm …
The Role Of The Indian People In The South African Revolution: An Interview In 1968
… This led to the formation of united front bodies to campaign to show the people that they must act unitedly, and … 26, 1950 (the first South Africa Freedom…
Introduction
… The documents in this section on the passive resistance campaign illustrate some of the strident confidence that was … Pact of 1947 foreshadowed major events…