{"product_id":"defying-apartheid-9780997719611","title":"Defying Apartheid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Told with rich vivid detail and mesmerizing language that inexorably propels the reader to the end.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Lesego Malepe, Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a winter's day in 1968, in a town in South Africa, a nineteen-year-old medical student changed the course of his country's history. Steve Biko's philosophy of Black Consciousness would inspire thousands of black students to demand an equal education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoni chronicles her own personal history as an activist with that of the anti-apartheid youth movement, from the huge but sporadic protests of the Soweto Uprising, to the emergence of a national youth movement with over a million members. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelving deep into the archives of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, she profiles in chilling detail the individuals in the apartheid government who made assassination a key tool of state policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapturing the power and desire of young black South Africans to become the agents of change, this book is essential reading for readers of all ages, regardless of race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Reviewers Are Saying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An incredible journey through a dark time in history. The persistence, sacrifice and struggle are eloquently defined.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Skillfully brings the reader through the South African apartheid freedom movement and spotlights the young people who dismantled the institutional racism of an entire nation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Numa LLC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997719611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Manju Soni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103813468341,"sku":"9780997719611","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_efed1435-dd13-4882-aa2e-b866ea04381e.jpg?v=1693280505","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/defying-apartheid-9780997719611","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}