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Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies

Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies

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22 Aug 2019
Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies

John Beaver (JB) Marks, teacher, trade unionist and political activist who identified himself as an African though he was of Coloured descent, died in Moscow. 

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180

South African History Online (2011) 'Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180 (Accessed: 26 August 2026).

South African History Online, Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180, (accessed 26 August 2026).

"Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Political activist and trade unionist JB Marks dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012180.

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