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The African Political Organisation's contribution to South African sport, 1914-1915: Part II.
- Source :
- African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation & Dance; Dec2010, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p616-635, 20p, 1 Black and White Photograph
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The history of South African sport remains an under researched area. According to the historian, Ander Odendaal, the racist nature of 20<superscript>th</superscript> Century South African society implies that there are "past exclusions that persist" (Odendaal, 2006:27) In order to address this situation, a scientific historical enquiry into the publications of the official mouthpiece of the African Political Organisation (APO) was undertaken. The APO official mouthpiece or newspaper was also called "The APO". A descriptive account of organized sport that received coverage in "The APO" during the period 1914-1915, is presented in this article. Research in this area was previously conducted for the period 1909 - 1913 (see Cleophas & Van der Merwe, 2010). It is imperative that the two articles be read together, in order to get a clear understanding of the connection between the APO and sport. The APO provides sport historians with a panoramic view of participation practices of historically marginalised communities in urban centres, as well as in obscure rural villages. The newspaper also provides a comprehensive overview of sport participation levels during the early years of the 20<superscript>th</superscript> century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11174315
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation & Dance
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60228428