Silas Modiri Molema collection, 1914-1957 (inclusive), 1945-1952 (bulk), [microform].

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Silas Modiri Molema collection, 1914-1957 (inclusive), 1945-1952 (bulk), [microform].

The collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, proceedings of conferences, copies of periodicals, leaflets, pamphlets, and financial records relating to the African National Congress. The material was collected by Silas Modiri Molema, Treasurer General of the organization. Also included is an unpublished autobiography by R. V. Selope Thema.

1 reel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6829819

Yale University Library

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Molema, Silas Modiri

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African National Congress. Youth League

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The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress (it changed its name to the ANC in 1923) with the aim of replacing tribal opposition to white rule with a united African force. At first its membership was narrow - its leaders drawn from among traditional chiefs and wealthy Africans, its aims were limited and its activities were law-abiding. An attempt by J.T. Gumede to create a mass anti-imperialist movement was defeated by the moderates in 193...

Thema, R.V. Selope

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