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Tag Archives: Robben Island

Michael Dingake’s Memoirs Better to Die On One’s Feet

PUBLICATION OF MICHAEL DINGAKE’S MEMOIRS ‘BETTER TO DIE ON ONE’S FEET’

Michael Dingake’s book “Better to die on one’s feet” will be published Continue reading →

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Posted on July 17, 2015 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Armed struggle, SACP history, Umkhonto we Sizwe, Underground struggle | Tagged Michael Dingake, Robben Island | Leave a comment

Amy Goodman, Nelson Mandela’s birthday shines light on USA enduring racism

http://portside.org/2013-07-20/nelson-mandelas-birthday-shines-light-americas-enduring-history-racism

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Posted on July 22, 2013 by raymondsuttner. Posted in Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, United States of America, Violence | Tagged George Zimmerman, Guantanamo Bay, Robben Island, Trayvon Martin | Leave a comment

Nelson Mandela. Short documentary done by Nelson Mandela Foundation

I think this film gives some sense of Mandela’s life Continue reading →

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Posted on June 24, 2013 by raymondsuttner. Posted in ANC, Contemporary South Africa, democratisation, Heroism, Nelson Mandela | Tagged armed struggle and negotiations, Mandela's early life, notably Rivonia trial, release from prison, Robben Island, State president, Various trials | Leave a comment

Raymond Suttner, Makhanda and the 1819 war (unpublished, originally written in prison, 1979)

This was written in prison in 1979 when we celebrated the ‘year of the spear’. Continue reading →

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Posted on June 13, 2013 by raymondsuttner. Posted in Heroism, Raymond Suttner writings | Tagged attack on Grahamstown, Makhanda, Ndlambe, Ngqika, Rarabe, Robben Island | 2 Comments

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