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Cargando... Letters from Robben Island: A Selection of Ahmed Kathrada's Prison Correspondence, 1964-1989por Ahmed Kathrada
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I had always thought that this book was a collection of letters written by Nelson Mandela but it turns out they are by a fellow prisoner, Ahmed Kathrada. The letters cover the time from their trial in 1964 until Mr. Kathrada's release in 1989. They give a good view of life in both Robben Island, where they first were, and Pollsmoor Maximum Prison where they were toward the end of their time in prison. In addition, the letters include frequent philosophical comments that give insight into how Kathrada managed to endure twenty-five years in maximum security prison and come out with little, if any bitterness, and just take up life. Like Mandela, Kathrada was politically active after prison, serving in the South African parliament. Even twenty-five years after their release I found this to be a most worthwhile read. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Late one night in July, 1963, a South African police unit surrounded the African National Congress headquarters in Rivonia and arrested a group of Movement leaders gathered inside. Eventually eight of them, including Nelson Mandela, who was already serving a sentence, Walter Sisulu, Dennis Goldberg, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Elias Motsoledi, Andrew Mangeni, and Ahmed Kathrada, were convicted of sabotage and, on June 12, 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 No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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