South African Flag (from 1994) Logo of African National Congress
Anti-pass demonstrations,
1956 Women’s March on the Union buildings, Pretoria
Robert Sobukwe, founder of the Pan African Congress (PAC)
Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
Trafalgar Square Demonstration After Sharpeville
Umkhonto We Sizwe (Spear of the Nation)
Nelson Mandela arriving at the Rivonia trial Demonstrations in support of those on trial
During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die (Nelson Mandela, Rivonia Trial, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964).
Steve Biko The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed – Steve Biko
March of Soweto School-children, 16 June 1976
The body of Hector Peterson, killed by police in Soweto, 1976
11 February 1990
Queuing to vote in the first one person one vote general election, 27 April 1994
Lilian Ngoyi Winnie Mandela Albertina Sisulu Helen Joseph Ruth First Dorothy Mwembe yrs in prison
Diversity in the South African Parliament, 2009
Cape Town councillor June Frans surveys an open-air toilet in Khayelitsha, Cape Town suburb