Kaffir Boy

 

Pass

 

Maine West High School Library Resource Center

 

Created by G. Haan, librarian

Updated by L. Ryan, librarian

February. 2008

 

 

 

 

 

LRC   |   Research Manual   |   Works Cited    |   Maine West

 

Print Resources

Search the Online Catalog for books.

Browse the shelves in these sections:

   Biographies of individuals – In Biography section arranged alphabetically by the subject’s last name

   South Africa, geography – 916.8

   South Africa, history – 968

 

Databases and Online Encyclopedias

     Remote Access from home – go to S drive for usernames and passwords

§       Biography Resource Center biographical articles

§       CQ Researcher Reports on political and social issues

§       Culturegrams – culture and country information

§       Encarta Encyclopedia articles and images.

             On an LRC computer go to  Start > Programs > Microsoft Encarta > Encarta Reference Library 2005

§       History Resource Center: World:  World history

§       Opposing Viewpoints  Pro & con articles on controversial topics

§       Student Resource Center – articles on varied topics

 

 

Web Sites

 

Search the Online Catalog for websites = look in "Webpath Express."

 

Ali, Muhammad

Heroes and Icons:  Muhammad Ali from Time Magazine

 

Apartheid

Apartheid – from the Africana Encyclopedia

United Nations in the Struggle Against Apartheid – from the African National Congress:

 

Ashe, Arthur  

Life and Legacy from the Amy Biehl Foundation

Healing Through Activism : Parents of Murdered American Student Amy Biehl Carry on Their Daughter's Anti-Apartheid Legacy Parents

 

Biehl, Amy

Life and Legacy from the Amy Biehl Foundation

Healing Through Activism : Parents of Murdered American Student Amy Biehl Carry on Their Daughter's Anti-Apartheid Legacy Parents

TRUTH, RECONCILIATION, ACTION   A young woman's death inspires her parents to serve South Africa

 

Biko, Steven

  King William's Town's hero: Steve Biko 1946 - 1977

Steve Biko:  Martyr of the Anti-Apartheid Movement

 

Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia – from Ferris State University:

Jim Crow History Resources – from Jim Crow History.org

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow – from Public Television:

 

Mandela, Nelson

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela – from Public Television:

Mandela: An Audio History – from National Public Radio

The Mandela Page from the African National Congress:

Nelson Mandela – by Andre Brink in Time magazine:

Nobel Peace Prize 1993 Press Release  [Why Mandela won.]  

 

Mathabane, Mark

     Mark Mathabane Teacher Resource File – numerous links to Mathabane information

Mathabane Books & Lectures

Martin Luther King Community Service Awards:  Mark Mathabane

 

Pass Laws

Anti-pass Campaigns; 1912-1960

      HUMAN RIGHTS : Historical images of Apartheid in South Africa

Implementation of Apartheid:  Pass Laws

Repeal Pass the Pass Laws

 

Rhodes, Cecil John

Cecil Rhodes: Lowdown Thief or Hero for the Nation? :

Diamonds from the American Museum of Natural History

Mining in South Africa

 

Sisulu, Walter

Obituary: Walter Sisulu  [and biographical information]

Walter M. Sisulu from South Africa History Online

 

Sharpeville Riots (also referred to as Sharpeville Massacre)

      Documents from the National Africa Congress:

§       Great Cause, A:  The origins of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement, June 1959–March 1960   from the African National Congress   This is a long document.  In MS Word, go to the Edit  menu and use the FIND feature to locate section on Sharpeville.)

§       Sharpeville Massacre: A Watershed in South Africa by The Rt. Reverend Ambrose Reeves

§       Sharpeville Massacre: Its historic significance in the struggle against apartheid by David M. Sibek

Sharpeville Massacre Sparks International Condemnation from the BBC

 

South Africa

South Africa [Extensive site from the Library of Congress]

     South African History Online

      South African Politics by Dr. A. Drew, University of York, England.  Extensive info on history and politics:

South Africa

The Story of Africa from the BBC

 

Soweto Riots

      S. Africa Marking Soweto Uprising from the BBC

Soweto Uprising Remembered from CNN

 

Tambo, Oliver

The Tambo Page [Oliver Tambo] from the African National Congress

 

Tutu, Desmond

Archbishop Tutu Profile from the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

Desmond Tutu:  Biography – from the Nobel e-Museum:

Desmond Tutu Peace Center:

Nobel Peace Prize 1984– [Why Tutu won.]

 

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Home Page

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report, March 2003

 

Voodoo

Voodoo History: Beliefs, rituals and locations

Voodoo and West Africa's Spiritual Life

 

 

 

Image Credits

Pass - http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/classroom/pages/projects/grade12/lesson22/Images/passbook.jpg

 

 

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