,T4,W4 ,?IB$I3 ,! LIFE ( A ,S\? ,AFRICAN REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCI5 ,VAN ,D] ,WALT 

,TEXT 3 

,! SON ( A ,WESLEYAN M9I/]1 ,?IB$I ,WILLIAM ,?IB$I WAS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT BLACK ,AFRICAN REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/S 9 ,S\? ,AFRICAN HI/ORY4 ,?IB$I WAS A LEAD+ FIGURE 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE 7,I,S,L7 & 9 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA SYNDICALI/ UNION4 ,LAT] HE PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! E>LY ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,S\? ,AFRICA 7,C,P,S,A71 P>TICUL>LY ITS UNION WORK4 ,HE WAS ACTIVE 9 ALL ( ! KEY BLACK UNIONS FROM ! #a#i#aS TO ! #a#i#dS4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,$DIE ,R\X ( ! ,C,P,S,A1 ,?IB$I WAS A 0G5IUS AT GETT+ PEOPLE TOGE!R1 :E!R WORK]S 9 A P>TICUL> 9DU/RY1 WOM51 LOCATION RESID5TS1 OR :ATEV] WAS NE$$ AT ! MOM5T04 

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,HAIL+ FROM ! SMALL T[N ( ,V]E5IG+1 ,T4,W4 ,?IB$I TRA9$ AS A S*OOL TEA*] & WORK$ AT A *UR* S*OOL 9 ,JOHANNESBURG4 ,>\ND #a#i#a#f1 HE JO9$ ! ,I,S,L AS ITS FIR/ MAJOR ,AFRICAN LEAD]4 ,9 ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#a#g1 ,?IB$I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ORGANIZ+ AN ,I,S,L-SPONSOR$ CONF]5CE ?AT L$ TO ! =MATION ( A 0,SOLID>ITY ,COMMITTEE0 9T5D$ TO RE=M ! OR?ODOX TRADE UNIONS ON SYNDICALI/ L9ES4 ,!SE EXI/+ UNIONS G5]ALLY EXCLUD$ PEOPLE ( COLOR 7EXCEPT 9 ,CAPE ,T[N71 T5D$ TO CRAFT UNIONISM1 & W]E PRONE TO B9D+ NO-/RIKE AGREEM5TS4 ,?IB$I S]V$ ON ! ,COMMITTEE1 :I* WAS NOT1 H[EV]1 A SUCCESS4 

,UNION ,MILITANT 

,FROM #a#i#a#h1 ,?IB$I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA'S ,JOHANNESBURG SECTION1 >GU+ = ,ONE ,BIG ,UNION UNIT$ ON CLASS L9ES ACROSS ! RACES1 & MASS ACTION4 ,?IS UNION WAS AN ,I,S,L 9ITIATIVE1 & HAD WELL OV] A #a MEMB]S C\NTRYWIDE4 ,! FIR/ ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA LEAFLET1 WRITT5 BY COMMITTEE1 & ISSU$ 9 ,ISI,ZULU & ,SESO?O1 PROCLAIM$3 

,WORK]S ( ! ,BANTU RACE3 

,:Y DO Y\ LIVE 9 SLAV]Y8 ,:Y >E Y\ NOT FREE AS O!R M5 >E FREE8 ,:Y >E Y\ KICK$ & SPAT UPON BY Y\R MA/]S8 ,:Y MU/ Y\ C>RY A PASS BE=E Y\ CAN MOVE ANY:]E8 ,& IF Y\ >E F\ND )\T ONE1 :Y >E Y\ ?R[N 9TO PRISON8 ,:Y DO Y\ TOIL H>D = LITTLE MONEY8 ,& AGA9 ?R[N 9TO PRISON IF Y\ REFUSE TO WORK8 ,:Y DO !Y H]D Y\ LIKE CATTLE 9TO COMP\NDS8 ,:,Y8 

,BECAUSE Y\ >E ! TOIL]S ( ! E>?4 ,BECAUSE ! MA/]S WANT Y\ TO LABOR = !IR PR(IT4 ,BECAUSE !Y PAY ! ,GOV]NM5T & ,POLICE TO KEEP Y\ AS SLAVES TO TOIL = !M444 ,!RE IS ONLY ONE WAY ( DELIV]ANCE = Y\ ,BANTU WORK]S4 ,UNITE AS WORK]S4 ,UNITE3 =GET ! ?+S :I* DIVIDE Y\444 

,! SUN HAS >IS51 ! DAY IS BREAK+1 = A LONG TIME Y\ W]E ASLEEP :ILE ! MILL ( ! RI* MAN WAS GR9D+ & BREAK+ ! SWEAT ( Y\R WORK = NO?+4 

,! ,I,S,L ADVOCAT$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! PASS & 9D5TURE LAWS1 & AGA9/ ! COMP\ND SY/EM1 ?R\< MASS ACTION C5T]$ ON ! ,ONE ,BIG ,UNION4 ,! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA WAS JU/ ONE ( SEV]AL SYNDICALI/ UNIONS IT =M$ & L$4 

,9SIDE ! ,A,N,C 

,ALONG ) O!R ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA MILITANTS1 ,?IB$I PROMOT$ SYNDICALISM AS P>T ( ! SYNDICALI/ CURR5T 9 ! LEFTW+ ( ! LATE #a#i#aS ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,NATIVE ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS 7,S,A,N,N,C1 N[ ! ,AFRICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS1 OR ,A,N,C74 ,:5 A FAIL$ JO9T1 G5]AL /RIKE 9 ,JULY #aiah L$ TO A CRACKD[N ON ! ,I,S,L1 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA & ! ,S,A,N,N,C LEFTW+ 9 ! ,TRANSVAAL1 IT FELL TO ,?IB$I TO REVIVE ! UNION 9 ,JOHANNESBURG4 ,A LEAFLET BY ,?IB$I 9 #aiai >GU$3 

444,BLACK ,AFRICAN OP5 Y\R EYES1 ! TIME HAS COME = Y\ ALL :O CALL !MSELVES ,C\NTRY ,WORK]S ?AT Y\ %\LD JO9 & BECOME MEMB]S ( Y\R [N ,C\NCIL4 ,IT IS NOT TO SAY ?AT WE WORK]S /OP Y\ FROM JO9+ ANY O!R ,C\NCILS1 BUT Y\ MU/ KN[ :AT Y\ >E 9 ! ,C\NTRY = 7RI* OR POOR74 ,ALL WORK]S >E POOR !RE=E !Y %\LD HAVE !IR [N ,C\NCIL444 ,:Y >E Y\ AFRAID TO BECOME MEMB]S ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ,AFRICA :IL/ Y\ CALL Y\RSELF ,WORK]S8 

,! UNION 9 ,JOHANNESBURG DREW ITS MEMB]S FROM ACROSS ! ,AFRICAN WORK+ CLASS1 & WAS ACTUALLY MORE ( A G5]AL UNION ?AN ! 9DU/RIAL UNION ON ,I,W,W L9ES1 TO :I* IT ASPIR$ 7ITS ,CAPE ,T[N SECTION1 BY CONTRA/1 WAS MA9LY BAS$ ON ! DOCKS74 

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,! KEY ,AFRICAN 9 ! E>LY ,C,P,S,A1 ,?IB$I PUT HIS SYNDICALI/ BACKGR\ND TO WORK :5 HE RAN ! ,P>TY'S NI<T S*OOL 9 ,JOHANNESBURG2 HE BECAME A FULL-TIME ,C,P,S,A ORGANIZ] & UNIONI/4 ,HE WORK$ 9SIDE ! ,9DU/RIAL & ,COMM]CIAL ,WORK]S ,UNION 7,I,C,U71 & :5 ! ,I,C,U BROKE ) ! ,C,P,S,A1 & ! ,C,P,S,A SET UP 0R$0 UNIONS1 HE L$ ! ,C,P,S,A'S ,F$]ATION ( ,NON-,EUROPEAN ,TRADE ,UNIONS 7,F,N,E,T,U74 ,! ,C,P,S,A WAS WRACK$ ) PURGES AT ! TIME1 & EXPELL$ ,?IB$I 9 #a#i#b#i4 ,HE REJECT$ ! TWO-/AGE APPROA* 7:I* /ILL REMA9S ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY POLICY1 & IS ! BASIS ( ! ALLIANCE ) ! ,A,N,C74 ,H[EV]1 ,F,N,E,T,U REBELL$1 & =C$ ,?IB$I'S RE9/ATEM5T2 HE WAS F9ALLY EXPELL$ 9 #a#i#c#a4 

,LAT] ,?IB$I FLIRT$ ) ,TROTSKYISM1 ESPECIALLY ! ,WORK]S' ,9T]NATIONAL ,LEAGUE3 ?IS RAN AN OPPOSITION CAUCUS 9 ! ,C,P,S,A-L$ ,C\NCIL ( ,NON-,EUROPEAN ,TRADE ,UNIONS 7,C,N,E,T,U7 9 ! #a#i#dS4 

,LEGACY 

,?IB$I REPEAT$LY REJECT$ REQUE/S TO REJO9 ! ,C,P,S,A1 &1 TIR$ ( MILITANT WORK1 FAD$ FROM PUBLIC LIFE FROM ! LATE #a#i#dS4 ,LIV+ 9 ,E]/]US1 HE DI$ 9 #aif 7,E]/]US WAS A FREEHOLD T[N%IP 9 ,PRETORIA FROM :I* ,AFRICANS W]E EVICT$ FROM #a#i#e#i1 A BITT] EXP]I5CE = ! AG$ MAN74 ,?IB$I'S YE>S ( UNION & LEFT ACTIVISM - SPANN+ SYNDICALISM1 ,COMMUNISM & ,TROTSKYISM - & HIS ABSOLUTELY PIVOTAL ROLE 9 ?IS P]IOD1 HAVE NOT RECEIV$ !IR DUE RECOGNITION4 ,H[EV]1 9 #bf ! ,CONGRESS ( ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,TRADE ,UNIONS 7,COSATU71 ) CLOSE ,P>TY L9KS1 RESOLV$ TO MEMORIALIZE HIM & O!R 0WORK] H]OES04 ,! /ATUS ( HIS MONUM5T IS UNCLE>4 

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,DREW1 ,A4 ,DISCORDANT ,COMRADES3 ID5TITIES & LOYALTIES ON ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN LEFT4 ,PRETORIA3 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,S\? ,AFRICA ,PRESS1 #b#b2 ,R\X1 ,E4 ,TIME ,LONG] ?AN ,ROPE3 A HI/ORY ( ! BLACK MAN'S /RUGGLE = FRE$OM 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,MADISON3 ,WISCONS9 ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS1 SECOND $ITION1 .<#a#i#f#d.> #a#i#g#h2 VAN D] ,WALT4 ,L4 ,?IB$I1 ,T4,W4 7#a#h#h#h-#a#i#f74 ,H4,L4 ,GATES & ,E4 ,AKYEAMPONG 7$S474 ,DICTION>Y ( ,AFRICAN ,BIOGRAPHY4 ,OX=D ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS 7#b#a#a74 

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