SOUTH AFRICA: USEFUL LINKS
: The homepage of the African National Congress includes a large
anthology of historical documents chronicling the struggle against apartheid.
ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT -- A 40-YEAR PERSPECTIVE: Presentations from a June 1999 conference at South Africa House in London.
BLACK POWER!, Newsweek,
May 9, 1994: A contemporary magazine article that frames the transition
from the apartheid era to majority rule within an historical context.
COUNTRY STUDY -- SOUTH AFRICA: A general introduction to South Africa from the U.S. Library of Congress.
: This episode of a documentary series on twentieth century non-violent
social movements focuses on the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.
HISTORY OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA: A very brief introduction through Glencoe Publishing.
IMBOKODO -- WOMEN'S STRUGGLE IN SOUTH AFRICA:
A virtual exhibition on five decades of anti-apartheid female activism.
JUNE 16 SPECIAL PROJECT:
Background information, context and photographs about the June 16, 1976 Soweto
uprising.
MANDELA BOWS OUT: The
inauguration of Thabo Mbeki as President provided the occasion for this June
20, 1999 BBC News retrospective.
: Biographical information, primary documents and other materials Mandela.
MANDELA SPEAKS:
Selected speeches and writings of Nelson Mandela stretching from the 1950s to
2003.
MZABALAZO -- A HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: An ANC version of its organizational history.
NELSON MANDELA: An accompanying biography for the British Channel 4 documentary series History in Action -- Heroes or Villains.
ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM:
The prison, twelve kilometers from Cape Town, whose most famous inmate was
Nelson Mandela.
ROBBEN ISLAND:
A less elaborate web-site that explains the relationship between the island
and the system of apartheid.
SHARPEVILLE FEATURE:
The context for and details of the infamous March 21, 1960 massacre.
SOUTH
AFRICA -- 10 YEARS LATER:
A National Public Radio special retrospective. Includes the five-part
RadioWorks documentary "Mandela: An Audio History."
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE:
A web-site established in 1999 to popularize the study of South Africa's past.
: A digital imaging project designed to make research resources available to
scholars worldwide.
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS -- AN INTRODUCTION USING INTERNET RESOURCES: An overview from Allison Drew of the Department of Politics at the University of York.
STORY OF AFRICA -- SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Part of a comprehensive BBC introduction to African History.
TIMELINE -- SOUTH AFRICA: A very concise overview of five centuries of history from BBC News.
TREASON TRIAL:
Background information on the South African governments trying of 156 Congress
of People leaders for high treason in December 1956.
TRUTH COMMISSION REPORT -- AT A GLANCE:
A February 14, 1999 in-depth BBC report.