A paper presented at the Mafeking Seminar discussing Black communalism as a way of life. The South African labour system is complex and based on separate development. A case is made for trade union unity based on Black Consciousness principles.
Archive record
Black communalism seen through labour perspectives

- Origin date
- 31 May 1975
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Black communalism seen through labour perspectives . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0112221
South African History Online (2016) 'Black communalism seen through labour perspectives ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0112221 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
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"Black communalism seen through labour perspectives ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0112221. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Black communalism seen through labour perspectives ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0112221.
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