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Title You Have Struck a Rock!
Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 29 min.)
Summary The special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle is documented. Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Dora Tamana and other leaders recall their struggle against the hated pass system and their imprisonment and banning. 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." "A triumph! Captures with honesty and artistry the vision and vitality of these women who have devoted their lives to the fight for freedom." - Gwendolyn Carter
Notes Title from title frames
Event Originally produced by California Newsreel in 1981
Subject Women, Black -- Africa -- South Africa
Race relations.
Race relations.
Women, Black.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author May. Deborah film director