This book tells some of the stories and hidden histories that help explain our past. It focuses on a talented, brave, but tiny minority of whites, liberals, radicals, communists, Trotskyists, humanists, Christians, and idealists who rejected the growing racism of post-war South Africa and worked to breach the dividing line between black and white. From the Torch Commando that could mobilize tens of thousands of whites at the beginning of the 1950s to the Liberal Party and Congress of Democrats that could only boast a few hundred members by the end of the decade, white activists fought to...
This book tells some of the stories and hidden histories that help explain our past. It focuses on a talented, brave, but tiny minority of whites,...
When Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa in 1994, the world looked on at the miracle of racial reconciliation that unfolded in South Africa. However, the dream of a Rainbow Nation (in Archbishop Desmond Tutu s phrase) seems to be fading, and racial identities seem to be more entrenched than ever. What prospects then for the non-racial democracy envisioned by Mandela and the South African Constitution?
This book examines the status and future prospects of non-racialism. It discusses the nature of non-racialism and applies the concept to wider national issues and to...
When Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa in 1994, the world looked on at the miracle of racial reconciliation that unfolded in Sou...
