Summary
The collection contains documents relating to the Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa (1944-1979) and the black consciousness movement of South Africa (1967-1979). Included are memoranda, pamphlets, newspaper articles, correspondence, diaries, minutes of meetings, speeches, press releases, police reports, and periodicals by or about the African National Congress, the Pan Africanist Congress, the South African Students Association (SASO), and the Black People's Convention. The events at Soweto (1976), the death of Stephen Biko, and the careers of black leaders such as Robert Sobukwe are also documented.