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491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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Description for 491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69
Hardback. On a freezing winter's night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and arrested her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged nine and ten. This title tells her story. Series: Modern African Writing Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; GTB; HBJH; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 463.
On a freezing winter's night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and arrested her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged nine and ten. Rounded up in a group of other antiapartheid activists under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act, designed for the security police to hold and interrogate people for as long as they wanted, she was taken away. She had no idea where they were taking her or ... Read more
On a freezing winter's night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and arrested her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged nine and ten. Rounded up in a group of other antiapartheid activists under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act, designed for the security police to hold and interrogate people for as long as they wanted, she was taken away. She had no idea where they were taking her or ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Modern African Writing Series
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821421024
SKU
V9780821421024
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About Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela lives in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, where she continues her activism and political service, currently on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress.
Reviews for 491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's more recent years have left her image tainted. But in her new book, a collection of letters and diary entries from her 491 days in prison, is a powerful reminder of what she was best known for.... These give a gripping insight into a family trying to survive under an onslaught from the regime. But in the journal ... Read more