Learning From Robben Island: Govan Mbeki's Prison Writings
In the late fifties and early sixties, Govan Mbeki was a central figure in the African National Congress and director of the ANC campaigns from underground. Born of a chief and the daughter of a Methodist minister in the Transkei of South Africa in 1910, he worked as a teacher, journalist, and tireless labor organizer in a lifetime of protest against the government policy of apartheid. Over two decades of imprisonment on Robben Island did not consign him to obscurity. Along with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, his name has become a symbol of resistance, not only to the oppressed people of South Africa, but also to the international community who have conferred on him many honors and awards.

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Learning From Robben Island: Govan Mbeki's Prison Writings
In the late fifties and early sixties, Govan Mbeki was a central figure in the African National Congress and director of the ANC campaigns from underground. Born of a chief and the daughter of a Methodist minister in the Transkei of South Africa in 1910, he worked as a teacher, journalist, and tireless labor organizer in a lifetime of protest against the government policy of apartheid. Over two decades of imprisonment on Robben Island did not consign him to obscurity. Along with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, his name has become a symbol of resistance, not only to the oppressed people of South Africa, but also to the international community who have conferred on him many honors and awards.

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Learning From Robben Island: Govan Mbeki's Prison Writings

Learning From Robben Island: Govan Mbeki's Prison Writings

by Govan Mbeki
Learning From Robben Island: Govan Mbeki's Prison Writings

Learning From Robben Island: Govan Mbeki's Prison Writings

by Govan Mbeki

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In the late fifties and early sixties, Govan Mbeki was a central figure in the African National Congress and director of the ANC campaigns from underground. Born of a chief and the daughter of a Methodist minister in the Transkei of South Africa in 1910, he worked as a teacher, journalist, and tireless labor organizer in a lifetime of protest against the government policy of apartheid. Over two decades of imprisonment on Robben Island did not consign him to obscurity. Along with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, his name has become a symbol of resistance, not only to the oppressed people of South Africa, but also to the international community who have conferred on him many honors and awards.


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ISBN-13: 9780821410073
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Publication date: 11/01/1991
Series: Uwc Mayibuye History Series , #1
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: 1380L (what's this?)
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