Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary (myibuye Literature And History Series)
by Stephen Clingman /
1998 / English / EPUB
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In 1964 Bram Fischer led the defence of Nelson Mandela in the
Rivonia Trial. In 1966 Fischer was himself sentenced to life
imprisonment in South Africa for his political activities against
the policies of apartheid. Before his sentencing he had spent nine
months underground, in disguise, evading a nationwide manhunt. He
was South Africa's most wanted man, his cause recognised and
celebrated around the world. What had brought him to these
circumstances? And what led to his untimely death after nine years
in prison? This biography follows a fascinating journey of
conscience and personal transformation. Fischer was born into one
of the most prominent Afrikaner nationalist families, yet came to
understand that to be a South African in the fullest sense he had
to identify with all of South Africa's people. A Rhodes Scholar and
distinguished lawyer, endowed with gifts of intelligence, charisma,
and integrity, he abandoned the temptations of power and prestige
to ensure human rights and justice for all. Drawn to communism in
order to solve problems of race, he offered revised versions and
visions of both. Covering more than one hundred years of South
African history, the book ranges from the stories of Fischer and
his wife, Molly, to the courtroom drama of South Africa's great
political trials, to the political intrigue of the 1960s and
beyond.
In 1964 Bram Fischer led the defence of Nelson Mandela in the
Rivonia Trial. In 1966 Fischer was himself sentenced to life
imprisonment in South Africa for his political activities against
the policies of apartheid. Before his sentencing he had spent nine
months underground, in disguise, evading a nationwide manhunt. He
was South Africa's most wanted man, his cause recognised and
celebrated around the world. What had brought him to these
circumstances? And what led to his untimely death after nine years
in prison? This biography follows a fascinating journey of
conscience and personal transformation. Fischer was born into one
of the most prominent Afrikaner nationalist families, yet came to
understand that to be a South African in the fullest sense he had
to identify with all of South Africa's people. A Rhodes Scholar and
distinguished lawyer, endowed with gifts of intelligence, charisma,
and integrity, he abandoned the temptations of power and prestige
to ensure human rights and justice for all. Drawn to communism in
order to solve problems of race, he offered revised versions and
visions of both. Covering more than one hundred years of South
African history, the book ranges from the stories of Fischer and
his wife, Molly, to the courtroom drama of South Africa's great
political trials, to the political intrigue of the 1960s and
beyond.