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Poqo political trials and the execution of its operatives in the 1960s
… the apartheid government adopted extremely repressive legislation, creating a legal framework to deal effectively … structures and networks of the ANC and…
ArticleBlack Sash
… as they stood to demonstrate against discriminatory legislation. It was initially formed to protest against the … Black Sash and the FSAW failed to…
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… histories, resources and further reading lists, legislation listings, timelines and galleries. …
ArticleThe Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was different that of the previous decade. The … by the state, fled into exile. A barrage of…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… 1945 and 1960. To read more about the people, politics, legislation and removals during this period please have a … is paid to those who fought against…
ArticlePort Elizabeth the Segregated city
… ‘White’ areas subject to a permit system which Apartheid legislation subsequently extended into the now-infamous … the implementation of racially-motivated…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's … in its resolve. The government also enacted draconian legislation at this time, trying to slow…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's … in its resolve. The government also enacted…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… The PAC opposed every piece of the government's apartheid legislation, Sobukwe often told his audiences, but when a … the PAC aimed at "closing the tap from…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… was a new source of resistance that had arisen in the late 1960s among students who formed the student body the South … National Indian Council set up by the…
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… unionise, but once they did, they were able to influence legislation and gain benefits that helped them better their … efforts were the laws that governed…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… Repression takes many forms, from the blunt controls of legislation to the more subtle controls of what has come to … the apartheid regime has empowered…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the South African apartheid regime. … without precedent. The security laws…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to 1924 Political Legislation Economic Legislation Legislation regarding Indians…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… of World War II and continued growing into the 1950s and 1960s. In response to this growth and increased employment … are reflected in the government's most…
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… the border in Morocco. Source: Pretoria News Library. The 1960s period marked an important watershed in South Africa’s … Source: South African National…
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… individuals whose lives were affected by anti-homosexual legislation during the apartheid and their continuing fight … and even during the contemporary times…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… background, and what the world was like in the 1960s. This will help us contextualise the Black … 'big picture') towards the end of the 1980s. During the…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… Africa dispatched 400 000 men, full-time and part-time. Legislation The South African Defence Act, signed in 1912 by …
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… novelty of apartheid was the pervasiveness of its racist legislation. Apartheid can be defined as the de jure version … and the right to live in certain…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
Like all other Black ethnic groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive legislations enacted by Colonial and successive governments…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… to land lost to land lost during the Frontier Wars, legislation reduced Xhosa political autonomy. Over time, … ‘Bantu’, ‘Coloured’ and ‘Asian’ suburbs…
From Segregation to Apartheid
… 1930s continued after World War II and into the 1950s and 1960s. What was seen as backward and uneconomic methods of … no longer needed by the agricultural…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… segregated public transport. These actions led to federal legislation eliminating discrimination in public … posts and the last remaining vestiges of…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… because of what they regarded as increasingly repressive legislation by the Union Government. The contribution of … full-length published work of this kind…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… people in South Africa. However, in the 1950s and early 1960s the South African government reinforced repressive … the country's black people by passing…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… especially with regard to the African population. Legislation such as the Native Areas Amendment Bill and the …
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… music, arts Introduction Due to the numerous segregation legislation and grievances that affected South Africa during … founded and molded after the events…
Pedi
… system than a means of household subsistence. In the early 1960s, about 48% of the male population was absent at any given time. From the 1930s to the 1960s,…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… especially in the mining sector, ensured that they passed legislation that marginalized Black workers. 1918-1929 The … (SACTU) was banned along with the ANC…