The first president
A life of John L. Dube, Founding president of the ANC
Published on 15. August 2015
Book
288 pages
978-1-77009-813-8 (ISBN)
Description
A full biography of the founding president of the African National Council (ANC), this account uncovers the inspirations for John L. Dube's many public achievements. Tracing the history of his forbearers in the Zulu kingdom, this volume chronicles the politician's life from his birth in 1871, and highlights his many achievements, including the founding of the Ohlange School, the key role he played in the Bhambatha Rebellion, and the authorship of the first Zulu novel. As it evaluates Dube's five-year presidency of the ANC, this book shows that in spite of the many conflicts and ambiguities in his position, Dube's central political belief-that Africans should be directly represented in the parliament of the land-remained remarkably constant throughout his long career.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Johannesburg
South Africa
Publishing group
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77009-813-8 (9781770098138)
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Person
Heather Hughes was born in Johannesburg and was educated at the universities of the Witwatersrand and London. She was based for many years at the University of Natal, teaching African politics and history. She was also active in the detainees' support movement and Black Sash in South Africa and helped to found a section of Amnesty International there in 1991. She was a researcher on the KwaZulu-Natal region for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the mid-1990s. Since 2001 she has been based at the University of Lincoln, where she holds the post of Principal Teacher Fellow. She has published in the areas of human rights, southern African history and heritage and has participated in a number of projects to refurbish and publicize South Africa's neglected heritage, the most notable of which is the Inanda Heritage Trail in Durban. She holds a number of awards for her human rights and educational work.
Content
The inside people and the outside people, The python and the buffalo. An encounter with ice cream. Preparing for Africa's redemption. A gigantic scheme in their heads. Vukani Bantu!. 'Playing with fire', President of the ANC. Final years.