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Historical Figures

Northern Cape Tourism AuthorityRef: https://www.experiencenortherncape.com/product/historical-figures/

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What this means

This document is a webpage section titled “HISTORICAL FIGURES” from the Northern Cape South Africa tourism site. It provides biographical and historical descriptions of several figures associated with the Northern Cape and South African history, including Sol Plaatje, Kgosi (Chief) Galeshewe, Henrietta Stockdale, Scotty Smith, and Cecil John Rhodes. The text also includes some tourism navigation/footer content and related tour links, but the main content is the historical figure summaries.

Facts

Places

Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, George Local Municipality, Western Cape, Northern Cape

Reference

https://www.experiencenortherncape.com/product/historical-figures/

Key Takeaways

  • Document title/section: “HISTORICAL FIGURES”
  • Sol Plaatje dates: 9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932; wrote Mhudi (written 1919, published 1930)
  • Sol Plaatje: founder member and first Secretary General of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), later ANC; protested the 1913 Native Land Act in England; met Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois in Canada/US
  • Kgosi (Chief) Galeshewe: born 1840; rebellion in 1878; captured after attack on Cornforth Hill near Taung; sentenced to 12 years imprisonment; imprisoned again in 1897 for the Langeberg Rebellion; posthumously admitted to the Order of Mendi for Bravery in Gold; South African Navy ship named after him
  • Henrietta Stockdale: born 9 July 1847 (Nottinghamshire); died 6 October 1911 (Kimberley); founded professional nursing in South Africa; established nurse training school at Carnarvon Hospital
  • Scotty Smith: born 1845 as George St Leger Lennox; joined Frontier Armed and Mounted Police in 1877; involved in gun-running, horse theft, diamond buying, and highway robberies; died during the 1919 flu epidemic at age 73
  • Cecil John Rhodes: founded De Beers; associated with apartheid/pass laws and forced labour; quoted statements about Africa and annexation
  • Northern Cape Tourism Authority
  • Sol Plaatje
  • Henrietta Stockdale
  • Kgosi (Chief) Galeshewe
  • Scotty Smith (George St Leger Lennox)
  • Cecil John Rhodes
  • South African Native National Congress (SANNC)
  • African National Congress (ANC)
  • South African Presidency
  • South African Navy
  • Marcus Garvey
  • W.E.B. Du Bois
  • Lawrence G. Green
  • Dr C. Magbaily Fyle
  • W.T. Stead
  • Jameson
  • Shakespeare
  • London’s University College Hospital
  • Carnarvon Hospital
  • St Cyprian’s Cathedral (Kimberley)
  • Order of Mendi for Bravery in Gold