num_pages: 511
description: South Africa's prosperity was built on the wealth dragged out of the ground by mine workers: the first volume of three runs up to the defeat of the mineworkers' strike in 1946 and the election of the first Nationalist Party government. Key Features include: Information on the early days of the industry from slavery to compound labour. Explanation of the coercive forces that drove workers to the mines and of the creation of a permanent supply of cheap black labour. Strikes and Protests from the 1920s to 1946
language: English
title: The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa
titlecomplete: The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa (Pt. 1)
publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd