Abstract
ABSTRACT The Transvaal Native Mine Clerks’ Association was a seminal organisation in the early history of black struggle in South Africa. Formed in the midst of the social, economic and political crisis on the Rand following the First World War, its early membership included many who would go on to become key figures in black politics and society in the inter-war years. Yet, the history of the Association is little known. This article discusses the circumstances of its formation, and its early struggles, when – for a brief moment – the perceived threat of a cross-class alliance between the emerging black petty bourgeoisie and the radicalised black working class gave it an unprecedented opportunity to influence the policy of the Chamber of Mines and to address the wider white community.
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