Sound and Oral History

Remarkable stories of courage and human suffering, which were part of the liberation struggle, are told in the hundreds of recordings of interviews with exiles and former political prisoners contained in the oral history collections. Other collections record speeches and interviews with activists from across the political and social spectrum, and document events and conferences that were instrumental in bringing about a new social order.

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MASO

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Sound and Oral History

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      • University

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      Lebohang Sekholomi Primary contact

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      Robert Sobukwe Street

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      Cape Town

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      Western Cape

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      South Africa

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      7530

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      +27 21 959-3594

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      Included in the sound and oral history collections:

      Interviews with many South African ex-political prisoners and political exiles.
      Major meetings, rallies, briefings, press conferences of the Southern African liberation movements and allied support groups.
      Lectures such as the annual Canon Collins Memorial Lecture Series delivered by, among others, Oliver Tambo and Govan Mbeki.
      Tapes of historic importance, such as Chief Albert Luthuli’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, an interview with Nelson Mandela recorded in 1961, and interviews with those who took part in the 1955 Congress of the People and were later charged in the 1956 Treason Trial.

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