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Ruth First and Joe Slovo, husband and wife, were leaders of the war to end apartheid in South Africa. Communists, scholars, parents, and uncompromising militants, they were the perfect enemies for the white police state. Together they were swept up in the growing resistance to apartheid, and together they experienced repression and exile. Their contributions to the liberation struggle, as individuals and as a couple, are undeniable. Ruth agitated tirelessly for the overthrow of apartheid, first in South Africa and then from abroad, and Joe directed much of the armed struggle carried out by the

Anti-apartheid activists --- Political activists --- Civil rights workers --- Communists --- Anti-apartheid movements --- Communism --- First, Ruth, --- Slovo, Joe. --- Slovo, Yossel Mashel --- Slovo, Ruth First, --- Persons --- First, Ruth