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Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa

This collection focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in the region, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa

Archive Title:

Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa

Link to Archive or Database:

https://www.jstor.org/site/struggles-for-freedom/southern-africa/

About:

The liberation of Southern Africa and the dismantling of the Apartheid regime was one of the major political developments of the 20th century, with far-reaching consequences for people throughout Africa and around the globe. This collection focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in the region, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. It brings together materials from various archives and libraries throughout the world documenting colonial rule, dispersion of exiles, international intervention, and the worldwide networks that supported successive generations of resistance within the region.

– taken from the Struggles for Freedom website

Time Period:

1900–1990s

Content Type(s):

Photos prints and drawings; Periodicals

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