- ZA HPRA A3440-B-B1-B1.14-B1.14.12
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- 1967
Piet falls asleep with Bible on his face. Africans say: "When the Europeans came, they had the bible and we had the land. Now we have the Bible, and they have our land."
Piet falls asleep with Bible on his face. Africans say: "When the Europeans came, they had the bible and we had the land. Now we have the Bible, and they have our land."
Typescript article about Pass Law arrests
Police check passes for employer's signature, proof that taxes are paid, and legality of presence in white area.
White policeman oversees check of one man's documents, while another, who said he forgot his pass, stands by handcuffed.
Sometimes check broadens into search of a man's person and belongings.
Possession ceremony of initiate
Possession ceremony of initiate (girl wearing strands of beads may involve days or months of ritual dancing and singing to beat of sacred drum until irresistible force of spirit enters girl.
Possession ceremony of initiate
Possession ceremony of initiate (girl wearing strands of beads may involve days or months of ritual dancing and singing to beat of sacred drum until irresistible force of spirit enters girl.
Poverty (Artificial), no. 66-7
File is labelled "Below the breadline". Notes and newspaper clips, including "Poverty - like daily grind - remains, by Jill Chisholm and photographs by Ernest Cole, Mamelodi, undated
"Pretoria Voorstedelike stasie vir Nie-Blankes. Suburban station for Non-Whites."
priest gives Communion to sock woman. He is among few whites who experience first-hand the living conditions of Africans in townships.Catholic Church's role largely remains the traditional one of preparing souls for eternity.