The 19th of June is the centenary of the coming into effect of the 1913 Natives Land Act, through which land was summarily taken away from black people. [Interjections.] [Laughter.] [Applause.] Maybe that is part of free expression. [Laughter.] The painful impact of the Land Act is best understood through statements made by ANC leaders at various times. Former ANC secretary general Sol Plaatje summed up the impact as follows: