1124 :: BLACK MAMBA RISING : SOUTH AFRICAN WORKER POETS IN STRUGGLE

► 1124 :: BLACK MAMBA RISING : SOUTH AFRICAN WORKER POETS IN STRUGGLE

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
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'
Contributor:	Mi Hlatshwayo (poet)
Creator:	Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
Type:	Poster
Format:	Access image - jpeg Preservation image – tiff
Source:	SAHA collection AL2446
Language:	English
Coverage:	South Africa
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