1912 CE–1913 CE
The ANC organizes against a racial land order
British Empire · Indigenous peoples & dispossession · Ideas, knowledge & culture
African leaders founded the South African Native National Congress in 1912. The 1913 Natives Land Act restricted African purchase and occupation to a small share of the territory; Sol Plaatje documented dispossession and a delegation carried protest to London
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- sahistory.org.za (opens in a new tab)
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- 2013-03-06
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- 2026-09-23
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