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Resistance To Repression Overview

Robben Island Museum

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Source domain: robben-island.org.za

Collected on 28 June 2026

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The document is an overview page from Robben Island Museum detailing historical acts of resistance by prisoners on Robben Island against oppressive regimes. It outlines various periods and groups (Khoi, leprosy patients, political prisoners) and describes forms of resistance such as escapes, strikes, clandestine activities, and petitions. The page appears to be part of a museum site presenting historical content and does not constitute a formal tender, contract, or legal instrument.

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Resistance to Repression OVERVIEW

Read the museum's historical overview of resistance by people banished or imprisoned on Robben Island, including escapes, petitions, strikes, clandestine structures, secret communication and legal action.

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Key Takeaways

  • organization: Robben Island Museum
  • theme: Resistance to Repression
  • sections: Khoi 1810-1820, Leprosy 1892-1893, Political Prisoners 1960-1966, Resistance 1961-1991
  • forms of resistance: escapes, strikes, petitions, clandestine structures, secret communication
  • context: colonial and apartheid rule in South Africa