You Have Struck a Rock!
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police brutalityfeminismsouth africasexismracismcolonialismanti-apartheidwomen's rights
Origin countries
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EN
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English
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N/A
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police brutalityfeminismsouth africasexismracismcolonialismanti-apartheidwomen's rights

You Have Struck a Rock!

Released 01 Jan, 1981 28min
 

You Have Struck a Rock!

Released 01 Jan, 1981 28min
 

Directed by Deborah May

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... see more

Directed by Deborah May

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... see more
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