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| Call Number: |
1124 |
| Identifier: |
AL2446_1124 |
| Title: |
BLACK MAMBA RISING : SOUTH AFRICAN WORKER POETS IN STRUGGLE |
| Subject: |
Congress of South African Trade Unions - COSATU;
Hlanganani Basebenzi;
Poetry;
Labour
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| Description: |
This poster is an offset litho in black and red. The caption reads: "BLACK MAMBA RISING : SOUTH AFRICAN WORKER POETS IN STRUGGLE".
Self-taught poet Mi Hlatshwayo composted "A Black Mamba Rises" in response to a strike at Dunlop Sports (Durban) in 1984. He worked there at the time, and the poem praises the Dunlop workers' struggle. He was a member of the Durban Workers' Cultural Local.
SAHA virtual exhibition - 'Hlanganani Basebenzi: Commemorating South Africa's Labour Movement'
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| Contributor: |
Mi Hlatshwayo (poet) |
| Creator: |
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) |
| Type: |
Poster |
| Format: |
Access image - jpeg
Preservation image – tiff
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| Source: |
SAHA collection AL2446 |
| Language: |
English |
| Coverage: |
South Africa |
| Rights: |
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