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Letters from Robben Island: A Selection of Ahmed Kathrada's Prison Correspondence, 1964-1989

Letters from Robben Island: A Selection of Ahmed Kathrada's Prison Correspondence, 1964-1989
Authors: Ahmed Kathrada, Robert Vassen
Creators: Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1666641

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 263
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.9

ISBN: 0870135279
Dewey Decimal Number: 323.092
EAN: 9780870135279
ASIN: 0870135279

Publication Date: August 1999
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Late one night in 1963, a South African police unit surrounded the African National Congress headquarters in Rivonia and arrested a group of party leaders gathered inside. Eight of them, Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Dennis Goldberg, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Elias Motsaledi, Andrew Mlangeni, and Ahmed Kathrada, were convicted of sabotage and, on 11 June 1964, sentenced to life in prison. Soon, these men became widely known as the 'Rivonia Trialists.' Despite their imprisonment, the Trialists played active roles in the struggle against South Africa's racist regime. Instead of being forgotten, as apartheid officials had hoped, they became enduring symbols in a struggle against injustice and racism. Kathrada and his colleagues were classified as high security prisoners, segregated from others and closely watched. Every activity was regulated and monitored. Among the many indignities visited upon them, the prisoners were prohibited from keeping copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Kathrada, or 'Kathy' as he became known, successfully hid both. Letters from Robben Island contains a selection of 86 of the more than 900 pieces of correspondence Ahmed Kathrada wrote during his 26 years on Robben Island and at Pollsmoor Prison. Some were smuggled out by friends; others were written in code to hide meaning and content from prison censors. These are among his most poignant, touching, and eloquent communications. They are testimonials to Kathrada, to his colleagues, and to their commitment to obtaining human dignity and freedom for all South Africans.


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5 out of 5 stars Understanding life in apartheid's prisons   January 18, 2000
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This collection of letters, by one of South Africa's leading activists, offers a direct view of the experience of a political prisoner during apartheid. Written during the author's 26 years in prison, alongside Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, the books grants the reader the rare chance to grasp the daily hardships these men endured. And yet, given Kathrada's courage, humility and humor, as well as their ultimate political victory, the book is a source of inspiration and hope.

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