Title: Portrait of a People: A Personal Photographic Record of the South African Liberation Struggle
Photographer(s): Eli Weinberg
Writer(s): Eli Weinberg, Nelson Mandela
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Publisher(s): International Defence Aid Fund for South Africa, London, England
Year: 1981
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Language(s): English
Pages: 200
Size: 21 x 20 cm
Binding: Softcover
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Print: AG Bishop &Son Ltd, Orpington, England
Nation(s) and year(s) of Protest: South Africa,1975-1981
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These photographs, which documented South Africa’s shanty towns, the pass laws, pass burnings, bus boycotts, the Treason Trial, and countless demonstrations and protests, illustrated the horrific nature of apartheid and the efforts of those fighting against the system. For Weinberg, his work for New Age “was a source of great pleasure and inspiration to me”; it allowed him to prove the existence, good intentions, and widespread support of the movement resisting apartheid. Through his decades as a photographer and his personal involvement with South Africa’s trade unions and communist party, Weinberg successfully dedicated his life to furthering the anti-apartheid cause. In many ways, his Jewish identity shaped his commitment to the fight against apartheid; his religious beliefs and upbringing in a family that experienced anti-Semitism and systematic prejudice inspired his actions. Eli Weinberg’s embodiment of his Jewish identity and his story – his early life in Latvia, move to South Africa, involvement in the anti-apartheid movement, position in the country, and exile – mirror that of other Jewish figures in South Africa.
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