The Founders: The Origins of the African National Congress and The Struggle for Democracy (Trade Paperback)
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R 420.00
Original price
R 420.00
R 420.00
R 420.00
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R 420.00
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R 420.00
The African National Congress was founded in January 1912. But the roots of the ANC run even deeper in South African history. Fifty years before it was formed, a group of African intellectuals, activists and organisations prepared the way by standing up for African rights in the new colonial world. The Founders brings to life this notable generation of Africans who first developed the framework, form and content of the freedom struggle in South Africa.
Their story has been painstakingly recovered by André Odendaal, who has pieced together their achievements and the broad, inclusive vision they proposed for the future. Without knowing their story, one cannot properly understand South Africa today, or the immense legacy they left with their deep-rooted tradition of African constitutionalism. When he cast his vote for the first time in 1994, Nelson Mandela is reported to have paid his respects at the memorial to his predecessor, the first ANC president, John Dube, saying: ‘Mission accomplished, Mr President.’
Their story has been painstakingly recovered by André Odendaal, who has pieced together their achievements and the broad, inclusive vision they proposed for the future. Without knowing their story, one cannot properly understand South Africa today, or the immense legacy they left with their deep-rooted tradition of African constitutionalism. When he cast his vote for the first time in 1994, Nelson Mandela is reported to have paid his respects at the memorial to his predecessor, the first ANC president, John Dube, saying: ‘Mission accomplished, Mr President.’