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The Black Sash
Mary Burton
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Description for The Black Sash
Paperback. This is the story of a remarkable organisation of white South African women who carved out a unique role for themselves in opposing the injustices of apartheid and working towards a free and democratic country. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
This is the story of a remarkable organization of white South African women who carved out a unique role for themselves in opposing the injustices of apartheid and working towards a free and democratic country. It is written by Mary Burton, herself national president of the Black Sash for many years and, later, one of the Truth and Reconciliation commissioners. What brought the Black Sash into being? What kept it alive for so many decades? How did an organization of mainly white, middle-class, privileged women create and sustain a viable body that eventually made its contribution to the collapse of ... Read more
This is the story of a remarkable organization of white South African women who carved out a unique role for themselves in opposing the injustices of apartheid and working towards a free and democratic country. It is written by Mary Burton, herself national president of the Black Sash for many years and, later, one of the Truth and Reconciliation commissioners. What brought the Black Sash into being? What kept it alive for so many decades? How did an organization of mainly white, middle-class, privileged women create and sustain a viable body that eventually made its contribution to the collapse of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781431422289
SKU
V9781431422289
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About Mary Burton
Mary Burton served as the president of the Black Sash from 1986 to 1990. After the democratic elections in 1994, Burton was elected to become one of the seventeen people to sit on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). In 2000, she helped launch the Home for All Campaign, a campaign that encourages white South Africans to contribute to reconciliation. ... Read more
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