The address outlines the role of the Black Conciousness Movement in the 1976 Soweto uprising and emphasises the need for action for liberation.
Archive record
Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975

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- 26 Jun 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0120057
South African History Online (2016) ' Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0120057 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0120057, (accessed 22 July 2026).
" Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0120057. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. " Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa: speech given to the assembly of the IUEF, held in Geneva, 22 November 1975 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0120057.
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