Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: The National Party's Colour Policy, 1948 Statement by the National Party of South Africa, March 29, 1948 There are two sections of thought in South Africa in regard to the policy affecting the non-European community. On the one hand there is the policy of equality, which advocates equal rights within the same political structure for ...

1.ANC Documents Photographs Allies Campaigns 1 Campaigns 2 Campaigns 3 Political Trials Transition 2.World Against Apartheid World leaders United Nations Other Orgs Countries Public Orgs Boycotts Campaigns 3.Biographies Other sources ANC Index Search Home Part I - ANC Documents This section contains documents that were either produced by the ANC, about the role of the ANC and its allies in the ...

General Strike' Statement by Nelson Mandela on behalf of the National Action Council following the stay-at-home in May 1961(1) The call of the All-in African National Action Council for a stay-at-home on 29, 30 and 31 May 1961 received solid and massive support throughout the country. This magnificent response was the result of the hard work and selfless devotion of our organisers and activists ...

Computers and the Apartheid Regime in South Africa The practice of apartheid existed in South Africa for more than forty years and came to an end when Nelson Mandela (see also African National Congress) was elected president in 1994. During those forty years control of the power and wealth by the white minority was systematically increased through laws enforced with enthusiasm, resulting in the ...

United Nations in the Struggle Against Apartheid Documents Selected United Nations Documents on Apartheid 1946-1994 Additional United Nations Documents Relating to the Struggle Against Apartheid 1946-1994 United Nations and Apartheid - a Chronology Main Conferences and Seminars on Apartheid Organised or Co-Sponsored by the United Nations, 1966-1994 Special Committee Against Apartheid - Selected ...

THE AFRICAN MINERS' STRIKE OF 1946 (1) by M. P. Naicker Two hundred thousand subterranean heroes who, by day and by night, for a mere pittance lay down their lives to the familiar 'fall of rock' and who, at deep levels, ranging from 1, 000 to 3, 000 feet in the bowels of the earth, sacrifice their lungs to the rock dust which develops miners' phthisis and pneumonia. - Sol Plaatjie, first ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: A. L. Geyer: The Case for Apartheid, 1953 The following speech was given before the Rotary Club of London on August 19, 1953. A supporter of apartheid explains why it is the best policy for all races in South Africa. As one of the aftermaths of the last war, many people seem to suffer from a neurotic guiltcomplex with regard to ...

Timeline of South African Apartheid 1841 DavidLivingstone went to Africa to preach the gospel, he was convincedthat only British government was strong enough to end the slavetrade. 1869 French built a canal across the Isthmus of the Suez. 1872 In orderto incourage trade and exploration, Henry Stanley toldManchester business leaders. There are 40 million people beyond theCongo . 1875 Europeans c!

The Anti-Apartheid Movement, Britain and South Africa: Anti-Apartheid Protest vs Real Politik A history of the AAM and its influence on the British Government's policy towards South Africa in 1964 Arianna Lissoni 15 September 2000 Supervisor: Dr Odd Arne Westad Dedicated to My Dad Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter I: Historical Background, 1959-63 Chapter II: Rivonia ...