South Africa in words and images

29 November 2019 - 13:55

Kier Schuringa was a member of the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement (AABN) in the 1970s. The AABN was founded in 1971. The AABN was one of the five major movements, alongside many regional and smaller groups. Schuringa now manages the collection on the Dutch anti-apartheid movements and South Africa at the International Institute of Social History (IISG) in Amsterdam. Following the abolition of apartheid in 1990, these movements became redundant, allowing their archives to be transferred to the IISG. Here, treasures are preserved that are rarely researched or loaned out.

Watch the videos below in which Kier Schuringa talks about the collection. Alternatively, you can find out more about South Africa, the role of Dutch anti-apartheid movements and Kier’s work on NEMO Kennislink.

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A black-and-white photograph showing two or three men in front of the South African embassy. One of the men is using a spray can to write 'Apartheid is murder' on the wall.