1922 Miner's strike Fordsburg
old 1922 plaque in fordsburg square.
fordsburg site of miners strike afrikaner nationalists , many communists. mine bosses insisted on using african labour in mines. white workers opposed policy, , smuts called in troops , airforce. strike known rand rebellion. plaque in fordsburg square records people killed there in last battle of rebellion.
writer herman charles bosman , playwright athol fugard, anti-apartheid activists such yusuf dadoo, gm naiker , nelson mandela spent time in fordsburg.
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