(1973) Black Ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church: Statement on Apartheid

Black Ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church: Statement on Apartheid Statement by Black Ministers of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Afrika (Dutch Reformed Church in Africa) Johannesburg November 16, 1973 The ministers fraternal of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa met to discuss newspaper reports … Read More(1973) Black Ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church: Statement on Apartheid

(1972) SASO: Black Students and the University

SASO The University—What Does it Mean to You? From a pamphlet of SASO, the South African Students’ Organization 1972 Not many of us are thinking seriously about a university among our people except to suggest a craving for higher education. To many of us this … Read More(1972) SASO: Black Students and the University

(1971) SASO Resolution on Black Theology

South African Students Organization (SASO) “Resolution on Black Theology” Resolution No. 57 taken at General Students’ Council 1971 This G.S.C. believes that: (1) Black theology is not a theology of absolutes, but grapples with existential situations. Black theology is not a theology of theory but … Read More(1971) SASO Resolution on Black Theology

Soweto, South Africa (1904- )

Soweto, an acronym for “South Western Townships,” is a grouping of townships scattered across twenty kilometers southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.  A quintessential example of segregationist planning, Soweto initially was the result of mass evictions and evacuations of black residents of the city of Brickfields … Read MoreSoweto, South Africa (1904- )

Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (1928- )

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu Chief and one of the founders of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), was born August 27, 1928 in Mahlabathinni, Natal. He was a descendent of the Zulu royal family, his mother being the granddaughter of King Cetshwayo. Buthelezi attended Impumalanga Primary School … Read MoreMangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (1928- )

Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu (1931-2021)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, leader of the South African Anglican Church for ten years and campaigner against apartheid in South Africa, was born on October 7th, 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa. When he was 12 years old he moved to Johannesburg where Tutu attended the Johannesburg Bantu High School. He then trained as a teacher at … Read MoreBishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu (1931-2021)