Research material about the African National Congress, South Africa, 1961-1962.

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Research material about the African National Congress, South Africa, 1961-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40973476

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7431679

University of California, Los Angeles

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Benson, Mary.

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Benson was born on Dec. 9, 1919 in Pretoria, South Africa; attended schools in Australia; secretary with British High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa (1940-41), and with film director David Lean, London (1947-49); co-founder and secretary of Africa Bureau, London, 1950-57; lobbied in England and at the United Nations on South African issues; active in the African Development Trust and National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment; an activist against apartheid, Benson left South A...

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...