Fonds A2667 - Edward Roux Papers

'Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa' by Eddie Roux The Class struggle in South Africa' by S.P. Bunting Recent Trade Unionism in South Africa' (document submitted by SP Bunting to the Sixth Congress) Speech by Rebecca Bunting on women 'The Negro Question' Brief description of social situation in SA by Rebecca Bunting, a delegate to the 6th Congress Unsigned memorandum on race in SA Speech on SA by Eddie Roux at 6th Congress 'Women in South Africa' 'An Independent Native Republic for South Africa'
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ZA HPRA A2667

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Edward Roux Papers

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  • 1927 - 1930 (Creation)

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(1903-1966)

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Edward (Eddie) Roux was a leading member of the South African Communist Party (CPSA). He became the editor of the CPSA’s weekly publication, Umsebenzi, and continued to edit the publication until 1935 when he was removed from the CPSA’s political bureau through a party-initiated purge.

Following his expulsion from the party, Roux was forced to consider a career outside of politics, and outside of the CPSA. For the next 20 years he took up a career in science, as he had completed his PhD in Plant Physiology in 1929. In the latter capacity he write the book "Grass: a story of Frankenwald".

He was awarded The Order of Ikhamanga in Silver by the democratic post-Apartheid Government, for "Excellent contribution to the struggle for a non-racial, non-sexist, just and democratic South Africa under trying apartheid conditions".

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A collection of records, mainly relating to the policies of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) in the late 1920s. Includes papers from the 6th Communist Party Congress in Moscow, with contributions by members of the CPSA, correspondence of E. Roux and Brian Bunting, Communist Party leaflets and the constitution and records of the 'League of African Rights.'.

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