"No easy walk to freedom": Political organisation in the western areas of Johannesburg between the world wars

dc.contributor.authorGoodhew, David
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-16T12:12:37Z
dc.date.available2010-09-16T12:12:37Z
dc.date.issued1989-05
dc.descriptionAfrican Studies Seminar series. Paper presented May, 1989en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Western Areas of Johannesburg, and Sophiatown in particular, came to symbolize black protest in the 1950s and became arguably the most politicized area in the country, albeit for a short period. This paper will seek to explore the background to such developments by looking at the activities of political organisations prior to the Second World War, during an era recognised as one of limited political activity in the cities though not in the countryside, “the years of anguished impotence” according to one writer. (1)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/8716
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrican Studies Institute;ISS 162
dc.subjectBlacks. Political activity. South Africa. Johannesburgen_US
dc.subjectCivil rights movements. South Africa. Johannesburgen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa. Politics and government. 1909-1948en_US
dc.title"No easy walk to freedom": Political organisation in the western areas of Johannesburg between the world warsen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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