African liberation movements
African liberation movements arose from a growing nationalism among previously divided African communities, the unfulfilled promise of self-determination following the end of World War II and the weakened economic and political capacities of Western Europe.
Our collection contains a wide range of materials representing liberation movements from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, and the Congo (DRC). Our collection also features containing Human Rights Reports from South Africa, IKWEZI, a revolutionary Azanian journal, and a sub-collection containing general resources about the continent. This collection includes audio and paper materials.
Strengths of the collection include materials on the role of women in African liberation struggles and national reconstruction, an interesting assortment of periodicals from Southern Africa, speeches and interviews with revolutionary leaders from across the continent, audio from solidarity events in the United States, and a set of human rights reports compiled during the transition from Apartheid to democracy in South Africa.
Our collection contains a wide range of materials representing liberation movements from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, and the Congo (DRC). Our collection also features containing Human Rights Reports from South Africa, IKWEZI, a revolutionary Azanian journal, and a sub-collection containing general resources about the continent. This collection includes audio and paper materials.
Strengths of the collection include materials on the role of women in African liberation struggles and national reconstruction, an interesting assortment of periodicals from Southern Africa, speeches and interviews with revolutionary leaders from across the continent, audio from solidarity events in the United States, and a set of human rights reports compiled during the transition from Apartheid to democracy in South Africa.
Documents
![Support the National Medical Campaign for the Congo! Freedom Rising!](images/thumbnails//32007.jpg)
Pamphlet raising awareness and money for the FLNC and the FLNC Tabora Clinic located in a refugee camp in Tabora Tanzania.
![Liberation Through Participation: Women in the Zimbabwean Revolution. Writings and Documents from ZANU and the ZANU Women\'s League](images/thumbnails//32303.jpg)
Publisher: National Campaign in Solidarity with ZANU Women\'s LeagueFormat: MonographCollection: Zimbabwe
A Collection of articles from Zimbabwe News (Official Organ of ZANU) 1974-1979
![Condemn the Muzorewa/Smith Puppet Regime!](images/thumbnails//32838.jpg)
Information on the Muzorewa/Smith puppet regime and ways to help ZANU and their liberation struggle.
![June 17th Afternoon in Solidarity with ZANU Women Freedom Fighters](images/thumbnails//32842.jpg)
Speech by ZANU Womens League representative Naomi Nhiwatiwa
![Revolution in Africa: Newsletter of the Material Aid Campaign for ZANU](images/thumbnails//32849.jpg)
Publisher: Material Aid Campaign for ZANU (PF)Volume Number: Vol. 1-2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
![Resistance, War and Liberation: Women of Southern Africa](images/thumbnails//32592.jpg)
Publisher: Women\'s International Resource ExchangeFormat: MonographCollection: Africa- General Resources
A compilation of articles by and about women in South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe
![South Africa- The Black Consciousness Movement](images/thumbnails//32864.jpg)
Format: PamphletCollection: South Africa
Historical Background of the Black Consciousness Movement; What is Black Consciousness; Some Principles and Aims of the Black Consciousness Movement; Major Organizations Under the Umbrella of the Black Consciousness Movement