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Nelson Mandela called the Black Sash, founded in May 1955 to contest legislation that removed coloured South Africans from the common voters' roll in the Cape, the 'conscience of white South Africa'. Adopting a radical critique of the national condition, Sash maintained high-profile protest against iniquitous apartheid legislation through the darkest hours of recent South African history. It also ran advice offices that assisted those disempowered by racist legislation and used the information gathered to support its political campaigns. This book chronicles the history of the Natal Midlands branch based in Pietermaritzburg. What was the relevance and legacy of the Black Sash, the women's an...
Black Sash er en politisk kvindeorganisation som siden sin start i 1955 har været en vigtig del af kampen mod apartheid
In the pursuit of knowledge one man is forced to put his ideals on hold for monetary help. In the course of his Archeological investigation he comes across a history of the world some 100,000 years in the past, a place where power was not just measured in arms and gold but in spells and the alliance between humans and dragons. An age where the unbelievable was commonplace and the magical an everyday thing. Seremitter grows into a man with our translator helping us to see him and his brother from another mother, the Draconian that he shares his rank with and his place among the wizards of our long forgotten past. © John Todd Hewitt.
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This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral positions they adopted, often at great cost. From all ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds, these men and women have shaped one of the greatest political transformations of the century. What emerges from the interviews are reflections on all aspects of life in an embattled country. There are stories of the homelands and townships, and tales of imprisonment and exile. Dedicate...
Originally published in 1968, this volume traces the history and growth of Apartheid in South Africa. The acts which enforced Apartheid – the Group Areas Act, Population and Registration Act are given in full. The book also includes documents which reflected reaction to these measures: Parliamentary debates, newspaper reports and policy statements by the leading political parties and religious denominations. The documents are headed by a full historical and analytical introduction.
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