Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jean Sinclair Biography and Timeline

Follow Jean Sinclair through 1 dated historical records for South Africa.

Jean Sinclair, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1955–1955Years on this page

1955

Black Sash

Politics / Black Sash

The Black Sash was a non-violent white womens resistance organisation founded in 1955 in South Africa by Jean Sinclair. The Black Sash initially campaigned against the removal of Coloured or mixed race voters from the voters roll in the Cape Province by the National Party Government

Records, sources and methodology

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