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1970's - Black Consciousness Movement leader, political activist and student leader Steve Bantu Biko with his son, Samora. Photo: Bailey's African History Archive

Pamphlet used to popularise the Freedom Charter

Crowds fleeing from bullets on the day of the Massacre. © Baileys African History Archive (BAHA)

Online Books

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Alex Hepple: South African Socialist by Bob Hepple

The Final Prize: My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy

"The ambiguities of dependence in South Africa: Class, nationalism, and the state in twentieth-century Natal" by Shula Marks, 1986 (PDF)

A Crime Against Humanity: Analysing the repression of the apartheid state by Max Coleman

A Documentary History of South african Indians

A Labour of Love

A Life's Mosaic

A Place in the City - Luli Callinicos [A book converted to a feature]

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Speeches and Public Statements

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"Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa", Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference, Arusha, 4 December

"A familiar talk upon my native land" by John L Dube (PDF)

"Make accomplices of apartheid account for their conduct", Statement at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, New York, 12 March 1964

"No Easy Walk to Freedom"

"Racial problems in South Africa", Speech by Oliver Tambo at the second Pan-African Youth Seminar Dar Es Salaam, 5 August 1961

"The Spirit of June 26", Speech by Oliver Tambo at rally on South Africa Freedom Day, London, 26 June 1981

'A future free of exploitation', Address by Oliver Tambo to the first Congress of Mpla, Luanda, 12 December 1977

'Act with sense of urgency', Speech by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, New York, 11 June 1981

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Theses and Dissertations

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An investigation into vigilantes and political violence in Kwazulu-Natal, 1985-1994

Aspects of the experiences of 10 women in MK by Kongko Louis Makau

Class, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo

Conscript to their Age: African National Congress Operational Strategy, 1976-1986 - by Howard Barrell

CONSCRIPTS TO THEIR AGE: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS OPERATIONAL STRATEGY, 1976-1986

Critism and Censorship in the South African "Alternative" Press with particular reference to the cartoons of Bauer and Zapiro (1985 - 1990) - by Mario Pissarra

Narrating Women’s Identities in Cape Town by Rosabelle Boswell

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Interviews

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Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour

Desmond Tutu interview with Dr. Franklin

Document 12 - Notes prepared by Nelson Mandela for his meeting with P. W. Botha

Ray Alexander Simons: Interviewed by Steven Robins and Immanuel Suttner, 20 July 1993 and January 1996, Cape Town

Yusuf Omar interviewed by Bob Vassen (video)

Walter Sisulu interview with Drum

Letters

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Nelson Mandela: Letters from prison

An visual archive of letters from South African Police to Walter sisulu

Document 10 - Letter from Nelson Mandela to Sir de Villiers Graaff, leader of the United Party

Document 11 - Second letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd

Document 2 - Letter from E. R. Roux to Douglas Wolton

Forced resignation letter from SAP to Walter Sisulu 1953

Letter from Nelson Mandela to F.W. de Klerk,9 July 1992

Letter from the President: Let us together honour those who brought hope by Thabo Mbeki

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Articles

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His Life and Legacy - Oliver Tambo

Newspaper article taken from the City Press in 2002: Student Politics under Apartheid

Oliver Tambo at the United Nations: some reminiscences by Enuga S. Reddy

Toward Robben Island: The Rivonia Trial, Part of the Karis and Carter collection

Nelson Mandela Family Tree

100 years of the african national congress by Neville Alexander

"A familiar talk upon my native land" by John L Dube (PDF)

"Listen, White Man", flyer by Mac Maharaj, 1960s

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Newspaper clippings

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"Six more freed from island jail", Pretoria News. 29 March, 1980

"Seige Toll Up", Pretoria News. 26 January, 1980.

"The drama in pictures", Pretorai News. 26 January, 1980

"Crack Squad Stormed Bank", Pretoria News. 28 January, 1980

"Split-Second", Pretorai News. 28 January, 1980.

"Nightmare lives on for Hannelie", Pretoria News. 28 January, 1980.

"'Terrorists' aim was sabotage'", Pretoria News. 3 September, 1980

"Grenade Blast in Veld recalled", Pretoria News. 10 September, 1980.

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Official or Original Documents

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'Operation Mayibuye.' Document found by police at Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, 11 July 1963.

"The Duty of a Communist in the National Liberation Army - Umkhonto we Sizwe"

'The P.A.C. of Allegiance'

Alison Drew - S.O.Y.A. National Executive Committee, The Maritzburg Conferences and the Tasks of the Immediate Future, 31 May 1959

ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944

ANC: From Resistance to Reconstruction and nation-building - 49th National Conference (pdf)

Archive: James Madhlope Phillips

Archive: John L. Dube

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Audio and Video

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Nelson Mandela: External Video and Audio Archive

Nelson Mandela's Speech From The Dock Of The Court - South Africa June 1964 (Video)

A tribute to Oliver Tambo by members of the Anti Apertheid movement in the UK (video)

Allan Boesak at UDF West Coast Launch, August 1983 (Video)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Forgiveness, no date (video)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate Message of Support for July 25 Rally (video)

Bono on Desmond Tutu, Steve Jobs and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize (vidoeo)

Chikane outlines the necessity for a united front against the Apartheid government, 20 August 1983 (Video)

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Galleries

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African Mine Workers Strike

Albertina Sisulu

Bisho Massacre, 7 September 1992

Bloemfontein

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Exhibitions

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Bonani Africa

Cape Flats Details

Cuito, Angola

For Freedom and Equality

FREEDOMza

Images of Mandela

Jurgen Shadeburg images

Kwazulu-Natal veterans expo

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