Josie Mpama

Josie Mpama (21 March 1903 – 3 December 1979), born Josephine Palmer, was a South African anti-apartheid and labor activist.A forceful campaigner against racial segregation and for labor and women's rights, she is considered the first black woman to play a major role in the Communist Party of South Africa. Quotes For hooligans to shoot a Native is but to break a black bottle, and then congratulate themselves on being such good marksmen. South African Communist Party We women are the backbone of the nation. JSTOR Roll up in your thousands! African workers! You have no guns or bombs like your masters, but you have your numbers; you have your labour and the power to organise and withhold it. These are your weapons; learn to use them, thereby bringing the tyrant to his knees. Capire External links Category:Women activists from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:Labor activists Category:1903 births Category:1979 deaths Category:Women born in the 1900s