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In this single square mile hemmed in by White areas, residents engaged in what is arguably the most multi-faceted, inventive, and versatile strategy of resistance during the 1970s. Apartheid on a Black Isle brings to the fore the definitive but underappreciated role that Alexandra played in advancing human rights. Using their manufactured space, Alexandrans revolutionized the South African freedom struggle by fertilizing the underground movement, by joining in solidarity with Soweto during the student uprising and by finding unique ways to grieve. This book explores and introduces ordinary Alexandrans whose narratives challenged preconceived notions of resistance, identity, gender and space.
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Dawne Y. Curry is an assistant professor in the Department of History and Ethnic Studies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She is the co-editor of Extending the Diaspora: New Histories of Black People.
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Book Title: Apartheid on a Black Isle
Book Subtitle: Removal and Resistance in Alexandra, South Africa
Authors: Dawne Y. Curry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137023100
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Dawne Y. Curry 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-02309-4Published: 31 October 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43803-7Published: 31 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-02310-0Published: 31 October 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 180
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Modern History, African History, Political History, African Culture, Social History, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights