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Heroic Worker, Poet

VUYISILE MINI

The heroic worker, poet, musician, political leader, Mini was illegally hanged by the fascists on November 6th, 1964 along with Mkhaba and Khayinga for alleged complicity in the death of a police informer. Born in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in 1920, Vuyisile's life was one of struggle. He became a member of various trade unions and the ANC at an early age. He was a leading SACTU member when it was formed in 1955. Vuyisile loved classical music and was a member of the PE Male Voice Choir. Let us remember him in action, in song and in verse:

NAANTS' INDOD' EMNYAMA BOTHA!!

The Spear lives on
Image Number: APN757061

APN757061

Headline: International Institute of Social History Collection Description: Sticker Heroic Worker, Poet VUYISILE MINI The heroic worker, poet, musician, political leader, Mini was illegally hanged by the fascists on November 6th, 1964 along with Mkhaba and Khayinga for alleged complicity in the death of a police informer. Born in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in 1920, Vuyisile's life was one of struggle. He became a member of various trade unions and the ANC at an early age. He was a leading SACTU member when it was formed in 1955. Vuyisile loved classical music and was a member of the PE Male Voice Choir. Let us remember him in action, in song and in verse: NAANTS' INDOD' EMNYAMA BOTHA!! The Spear lives on Country: South Africa Date Created: Apartheid era Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: IISH / NiZA / ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/