Madie Hall Xuma (3 June 1894 – 10 September 1982) was an African American educator and social activist who emigrated to South Africa.
She was also an executive secretary for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in North Carolina and Virginia[3] She was still studying towards a master's degree in education at Columbia University when she met the widowed Alfred Bitini Xuma who was visiting United States in 1937–1938.
[4] Despite her aching interest to depart to South Africa, her scheduled embarkation on 5 October 1939 was delayed indefinitely because of the war.
During the 1940s, she often gave speeches about the history of slavery and the use of brainwashing to make black people believe that they are inferior and accept their servant status.
[3][6] She was elected as president of the national council of the South African Young Women's Christian Association on 1955.