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You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the remarkable "women's campaigns" of the 1950s against the hated pass system. This massive, non-violent civil disobedience movement was only...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: May, Deborah (Director, Producer), Mbulu, Letta (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1981.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Women, Black > South Africa.
South Africa > Race relations.
Femmes noires > Afrique du Sud.
Afrique du Sud > Relations raciales.
Race relations
Women, Black
South Africa
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the remarkable "women's campaigns" of the 1950s against the hated pass system. This massive, non-violent civil disobedience movement was only finally crushed by the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of anti-apartheid organizations. Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Dora Tamana and other leaders recall this struggle and their imprisonment and banning. Yet they remain undaunted, demonstrating the South African proverb: "When you have touched a woman, you have struck a rock."
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 01, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.)
Playing Time:00:28:16
Awards:Won 1983 Amiens International Film Festival Best Short Film