Chief Albert John Luthuli

1. SAHO Links

2. Organisations: African National Congress

3. Classroom: Albert Luthuli Special Project

Picture Gallery

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  A young Albert Luthuli.
  Photograph: Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Albert Luthuli with his daughter.
  Photograph: Baileys African History Archive.
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  "Somlandela Luthuli!". These Xhosa words mean 'We will follow Luthuli'. On a Sunday morning the song shook the roof of Cape Town's station as a train brought the beaming, round-faced Chief into the middle of a crowd during a triumphant visit by Chief Albert Luthuli, President-General of the African National Congress
  Photograph: Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Luthuli, Oliver Tambo and Moses Mabhida at Johannesburg Station, before his banning in May 1959. There were more policemen waiting for him at Germiston, where Luthuli climbed out to greet his friend Oliver Tambo. They followed him to Tambo's house, where Luthuli slept. Next day was Saturday, the day for Luthuli to come to Johannesburg. More police at Germiston station. More police and a thousand people waiting on the platform at Johannesburg. These people were not there as an organised greeting. They had come by chance in case Luthuli arrived.
  Photograph by Alf Kumalo © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Albert Luthuli and Oliver Tambo on Pretoria station.
  Photograph by Drum photographer © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Albert Luthuli and Oliver Tambo on Pretoria station.
  Photograph by Drum photographer © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Albert Luthuli and Oliver Tambo.
  Photograph © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Albert Luthuli and Oliver Tambo.
  Photograph © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Luthuli at home during one of his banning orders in Groutville near Stanger.
  Photograph © Baileys African History Archive.
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  A garland of ferns tickles Luthuli's ears as he tells one meeting on his tour of Cape Twon: "Nigeria is to be free in 1960 and, perhaps, we too might well injoy freedom in 1960...What a glorious opportunity it is for us to be able to seek a formula whereby people of different races can live in friendship together. I like to believbe that the powers-that-be reserved South Africa to be a place where race relations could be worked out for the benefit of the whole world. I say this generation is fortunate - fortunate to be able to surrender itself fully to a struggle".
  Photograph by Cloete Breytenbach © Cloete Breytenbach.
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  Chief Luthuli dancing.
  Photograph © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Durban meeting in hounour of Chief Luthuli's Nobel Peace Prize. The photograph at the back was taken by Post photographer, Ranjith Kally, commissioned by the ANC for the rally.
  Photograph by Ranjith Kally © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Luthuli relaxing at home.
  Photograph © Baileys African History Archive.
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  Chief Albert Luthuli confined to small area around his home near Stanger in Natal.
  Photograph Ranjith Kally © Baileys African History Archive.