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Sobukwe and Apartheid Benjamin Pogrund Thirty years ago, Robert Sobukwe led a mass defiance of the pass laws in South Africa. He persuaded blacks to present themselves at police stations and demand arrest, but the nonviolent protest turned to tragedy when the police opened fire, killing sixty-nine. It was March 21, 1960, at Sharpeville, Sobukwe’s last day of liberty. He died while in internal exile nearly eighteen years later of lung cancer. Leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress, Sobukwe was both a colleague and rival of figures better known today: Tutu, Mandela, and Buthelezi. Because the Pan-Africanist idea was not in the end supported by the anti- apartheid leadership, Sobukwe and his contributions have been largely forgotten. It is more than appropriate that his story be told now. Under- standing his life is essential to a full understanding of the tensions among contemporary black leaders in South Africa. Benjamin Pogrund, former Deputy Editor of the Rand Daily Mail, is now on the Foreign Desk of The Indepen- dent, London. He was a personal friend of Robert Sobukwe. SOBUKWE AND APARTHEID SOBUKWE AND AP eRe LET —_—_—_———_@______—___ Benjamin Pogrund < RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY ms Dudiey ca a un! eya rye,nM A St0re2e1 19-8206 ‘Ss First published in cloth and paperback in the United States by Rutgers University Press, 1991 First published as How Can Man Die Better . . . Sobukwe and Apartheid by Peter Halban Publishers Ltd., 1990 First published in paperback in South Africa by Jonathan Ball Publishers, 1990 Copyright © 1990; epilogue copyright © 1991 by Benjamin Pogrund No reproduction, copy, storage, or transmission of this publication may be made without prior written permission of the Publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pogrund, Benjamin [How can man die better] Sobukwe and apartheid / Benjamin Pogrund. ' pro rein: Reprint. Originally published: How can man die better. London : P. Halban, 1990. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8135-1692-7 (cloth) — ISBN 0-8135-1693-5 (pbk.) 1. Sobukwe, Robert Mangaliso. 2. Pan Africanist Congress— _Bi o3: —South Africa. I. Title. fi : (DT1949.S64P64 1991 : 8.06’092—dc20 91-9432 : (B] CIP i7/1 4G o All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America For Miliswa, Dalindyebo, Dedanizizwe, Dinilesizwe, Jennifer, Amanda, Daniel, Gideon : ics ae aes 7 Pe F t z oa masilebed sy; Sage set ag eae ‘iar ae = gHe ata :*xn e setts ams oe : = 2 ; a 4 "
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