Category: 1940s

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa (ICU)

A. Lerumo, 1971, “Kadalie of the ICU” – ‘African Communist’ no. 44

Reference: A. Lerumo, 1971, “Kadalie of the ICU,” African Communist number 44.  Get the PDF here. This piece is a lengthy, insightful review of My Life and the ICU, the posthumously published autobiography of Clements Kadalie (1896-1951). Kadalie, a Malawian immigrant and ex-school teacher, was a leading figure in the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Africa (ICU). Founded in 1919, the ICU spread like … Continue reading A. Lerumo, 1971, “Kadalie of the ICU” – ‘African Communist’ no. 44

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1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa (ICU), Zimbabwe (prev. 'Southern Rhodesia')

Timothy Scarnecchia, 2012, “Mzingeli, Charles, 1905-1980”

Timothy Scarnecchia, 2012, “Mzingeli, Charles, 1905-1980,” Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr (eds.), 2012, Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, pp. 379-380. Get the PDF here Continue reading Timothy Scarnecchia, 2012, “Mzingeli, Charles, 1905-1980”

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1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa (ICU), Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA), International Socialist League (ISL), South Africa

Biography: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Thibedi, Thibedi William (1888–1960), South African revolutionary syndicalist and Communist,” in DAB

Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Thibedi, Thibedi William (1888–1960), South African revolutionary syndicalist and Communist,” in Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr (eds.), Oxford Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press. Get the PDF here. Continue reading Biography: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Thibedi, Thibedi William (1888–1960), South African revolutionary syndicalist and Communist,” in DAB

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1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa (ICU), Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) - 1990s, 2000s, Mozambique, Other Impacts, South Africa

Biography: Noor Nieftagodien, 2011, “Clements Kadalie,” in DAB

Noor Nieftagodien, 2011, “Clements Kadalie,” in Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr (eds.), Oxford Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press. Get the PDF here. Continue reading Biography: Noor Nieftagodien, 2011, “Clements Kadalie,” in DAB

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