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James Arthur Calata
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James Arthur Calata was born in
Career
Calata became
He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1930 and was elected as the Cape President from 1930 to 1949. In 1935, contracted tuberculosis, and was given two years’ leave by the church. He became Secretary-General of the ANC from 1936 to 1949, in his capacity as Secretary-general he was a signatory of the 1949 Program of Action.[6] In 1940 he was instrumental in persuading A.B. Xuma to stand for the presidency. He did not stand for re-election as secretary-general during the national conference of December 1949 but, he remained a member of the national executive until 1956. He had been chosen as ANC's senior chaplain in 1950 and he later also acted as Congress speaker.[7]
He was banned during the Defiance Campaign in 1952, although he was later allowed to continue conducting services. In 1956 he was arrested at the time of the Treason trials and was imprisoned for a short while before being acquitted. His license to marry and permission to keep communion wine were withdrawn. During the 1960s he was restricted to the Cradock district.[3]
His wife Miltha was a leader of those who defied apartheid laws and was later arrested.[7] He also founded a choir, Congress Choir which he also composed songs for, that became prominent and allowed the choir to tour the Cape to raise funds for the ANC and for school bursaries.[8]
He was a
See also
References
- Citations
- ^ Goedhals 1995, pp. 36-.
- ^ Logie & Snaddon 2006, p. 63.
- ^ a b Tetelman 1999.
- ^ Millard 1999, p. 11.
- ^ Walshe 1997, p. 383.
- ^ Goedhals 2003.
- ^ Grahamstown: Cory Library for Historical Research, Rhodes University,
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- ^ "James Calata | African National Congress". Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Benson 1963, p. 66.
- Sources
- Benson, Mary (1963). ˜Theœ African Patriots: The Story of the African National Congress of South Africa. Faber & Faber.
- Goedhals, M.M. (1995). "Calata, James Arthur". In Verwey, Elizabeth J. (ed.). New Dictionary of South African Biography. HSRC Press. ISBN 978-0-7969-1648-8.
- Goedhals, Mandy (February 2003). "African Nationalism and Indigenous Christianity: A Study in the Life of James Calata (1895-1983)". Journal of Religion in Africa. 33 (1): 63–82. JSTOR 1581635.
- Logie, Bartle; Snaddon, Ann (2006). Water in the wilderness. Bluecliff Pub. ISBN 9780620361637.
- Millard, J. A. (1999). "Calata, James Arthur (1895-1983)". Malihambe: Let the Word Spread. Pretoria: Unisa Press. ISBN 978-1-86888-052-2– via Dictionary of African Christian Biography.
- Tetelman, Michael (1999). "The burial of Canon J.A. Calata and the revival of mass‐based opposition in Cradock, South Africa, 1983". African Studies. 58 (1): 5–32. ISSN 0002-0184.
- Walshe, Peter (1997). "'Christianity and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle: The Prophetic Witness within Divided Churches". In Elphick, Richard; Davenport, Rodney; Davenport, T. R. H. (eds.). Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20940-4.
External links
- "Rev. James Arthur Calata". www.sahistory.org. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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