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‘We are building a nation and making history’1 Alfred Xuma assumed the ANC presidency at a time of rapid change in South Africa. Following impassioned debate in the white parliament, South Africa had entered World War II on the side of Britain on 4 September 1939. Among the most significant by-products of the war was South Africa’s dramatic industrial growth, especially in mining, steel, and textiles. Such growth led to a 57 per cent increase in the number of Africans working in manufacturing between 1939–45. Understandably, urbanization grew side by side with industrialization.
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Gish, S.D. (2000). ANC President, 1941–9. In: Alfred B. Xuma. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599628_6
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