Albertina Sisulu (born Nontsikelelo Thethiwe) in 1918 Transkei/ Eastern Cape Province
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Helen Joseph was an anti-apartheid activist born in England but moved to South Africa
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Miriam Makeba – born in Johannesburg, singer political activist
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Sandra Laing (a woman of color born to white parents in South Africa)
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Helen Suzman, white South African legislator and opponent of Apartheid
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Nadine Gordimer a South African writer, 1991 Nobel Prize winner, fierce political activist against Apartheid
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Caroline Hunter, an American chemist who was working for Polaroid and discovered their role in Apartheid. The company actually made the passbooks used for the Apartheid system in Africa. She and a partner working at Polaroid and formed the Polaroid Workers Revolutionary Movement.
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Ruth First – white journalist and Anti-Apartheid activist, who spent 117 days in jail. She was eventually murdered because of her beliefs. She was held under the 90-day clause which allowed people to be held for 90 days without cause.
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Naomi Tutu – Daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu; human rights activist
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Winnie Mandela – wife of Nelson Mandela, activist for anti-Apartheid movement; also convicted of crimes
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