Remembering Sobukwe, South Africa's Forgotten Anti-Apartheid Hero

Remember Africa... Remember Sobukwe (2011): Robert Sobukwe's non-violent protest against Apartheid caused an international stir - so why don't we remember him today?

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In the dawn hours of the 21st of March 1960, Robert Sobukwe left his home in Soweto and began the 5km walk to Orlando Police Station. Heeding his call, thousands of Black South Africans presented themselves for arrest at police stations nationwide. That day sixty-nine people died in a hail of police gunfire in the Sharpeville massacre.

The shooting reverberated around the world and emblazoned indelibly the profile of apartheid oppression on the consciousness of the international community. Caught off guard, the apartheid regime was now fully aware of Sobukwe' s enormous influence and power. They imprisoned him for three years. Determined to neutralise his influence, on the eve of his release three years later, the regime passed a bill through parliament - the so-called Sobukwe Clause - which would enable his indefinite incarceration.

Throughout his life, Sobukwe held the unshakable belief that, in his lifetime, South Africa would be part of a liberated united Africa. On the 27th February 1978, Robert Sobukwe at the age of 53 - died of lung cancer. Sadly he did not live to witness his dream of South Africa s youth walking tall in a country they could call their own. Nevertheless, his legacy lives on.

Kevin Harris – Ref. 5316

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