Ben Baartman
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Ben Baartman
ORGANIZE... or STARVE!, The History of the South African Congress of Trade Unions
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ORGANIZE... or STARVE!, The History of the South African Congress of Trade Unions
South African History Online. (2011, March 28). Ben Baartman. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/I-0055584
South African History Online (2011) 'Ben Baartman', South African History Online, 28 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/I-0055584 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Ben Baartman [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/I-0055584, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Ben Baartman." South African History Online, 28 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/I-0055584. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Ben Baartman." South African History Online. March 28, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/I-0055584.
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