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- 1 2 3 4 5 Switzer (1997) , p. 44
- ↑ Van der Westhuizen (2007) , p. 64
- 1 2 Van der Westhuizen (2007) , p. 74
- ↑ Van der Westhuizen (2007) , p. 44
- ↑ Van der Westhuizen (2007) , pp. 74–75
- ↑ Switzer (1997) , p. 298
- 1 2 "Cecil Williams". South African History Online. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
Works cited
- Switzer, Les, ed. (1997). South Africa's Alternative Press: Voices of Protest and Resistance, 1880–1960. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-55351-3.
- Van der Westhuizen, Christi (2007). White power & the rise and fall of the National Party. Cape Town: Zebra Press. ISBN 978-1-77007-305-0.
