Lilian Ngoyi

Overview

Lilian Ngoyi born Pretoria, South Africa September 24, 1911 (d. 1980). "Mother of Black Resistance" who insisted on nonviolence; President of ANC Women 1953; won international support 1955; led 20,000 march 1956; arrested and put in solitary jail 71 days; banned 11 years.

Quotations

Strike the women
Strike a rock
You'll be crushed
(freedom song during march)

"[T]he world would never be safe for black people until they were in the government with the power to make laws." (Barbara Solomon, ed., African Quilt, 2013; photo Wikipedia)