The ANC Underground in South Africa, 1950-1976
  • 2009/199 pages
  • A FirstForumPress Book

The ANC Underground in South Africa, 1950-1976

Raymond Suttner
Hardcover: $68.00
ISBN: 978-1-935049-13-5
It is widely assumed that the African National Congress essentially disappeared from South Africa after its banning in 1960 and the imprisonment of its leaders, until public support for it revived in the wake of the 1976 Soweto uprising. Raymond Suttner takes issue with that view.

Drawing on extensive oral testimony, Suttner reveals how internally based activists, often working independently of the ANC in exile, were able to reconstitute and maintain effective underground networks. His scope encompasses the broad features of the clandestine work, the impact that it had on personal lives, and the opportunities that were presented for both bravery and abuse. He also considers the gendered character of the underground ANC. In the concluding chapter of the book, he explores the gradual establishment of the ANC hegemony, which continues to this day.
Raymond Suttner is professor emeritus at the University of South Africa and also on the faculty of Rhodes University.
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