Life for Freedom
Denis Goldberg
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Description for Life for Freedom
Num Pages: 480 pages, 111 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
From June 1963 to October 1964, ten antiapartheid activists were tried at South Africa's Pretoria Supreme Court. Standing among the accused with Nelson Mandela, Ahmed Kathrada, and Walter Sisulu was Denis Goldberg. Charged under the Sabotage and Suppression of Communism Acts for "campaigning to overthrow the government by violent revolution," Goldberg was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. The only white man convicted during the infamous Rivonia trial, he played a historic role in the struggle for justice in South Africa.
In this remarkable autobiography, Goldberg discusses growing up acutely aware of the injustice permeating his homeland. He ... Read more
From June 1963 to October 1964, ten antiapartheid activists were tried at South Africa's Pretoria Supreme Court. Standing among the accused with Nelson Mandela, Ahmed Kathrada, and Walter Sisulu was Denis Goldberg. Charged under the Sabotage and Suppression of Communism Acts for "campaigning to overthrow the government by violent revolution," Goldberg was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. The only white man convicted during the infamous Rivonia trial, he played a historic role in the struggle for justice in South Africa.
In this remarkable autobiography, Goldberg discusses growing up acutely aware of the injustice permeating his homeland. He ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813166469
SKU
V9780813166469
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About Denis Goldberg
Denis Goldberg is founder of the Community H.E.A.R.T. development fund, which is based in Britain and Germany, and supports health and education projects in South Africa. From 2002 to 2006, he served as special advisor to the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry in South Africa. He has received numerous awards from several countries, including the Order of Luthuli in ... Read more
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