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You Have Struck a Rock!

Documentary

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Release Date

January 1, 1981

Duration

28 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the remarkable "women's campaigns" of the 1950s against the hated pass system. This massive, non-violent civil disobedience movement was only finally crushed by the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of anti-apartheid organizations. Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Dora Tamana and other leaders recall this struggle and their imprisonment and banning. Yet they remain undaunted, demonstrating the South African proverb: "When you have touched a woman, you have struck a rock."

Casts

Lilian Ngoyi

Herself

Lilian Ngoyi

Dora Tamana

Herself

Dora Tamana

Helen Joseph

Herself

Helen Joseph

Amina Cachalia

Herself

Amina Cachalia

Frances Baard

Herself

Frances Baard

Letta Mbulu

Narrator

Letta Mbulu

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