Country of My SkullEver since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled. But how could this country - one of spectacular beauty and promise - come to terms with its ugly past? How could its people, whom the oppressive white government had pitted against one another, live side by side as friends and neighbors? To begin the healing process, Nelson Mandela created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by the renowned cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Established in 1995, the commission faced the awesome task of hearing the testimony of the victims of apartheid as well as the oppressors. In this book, Antjie Krog, a South African journalist and poet who has covered the work of the commission, recounts the drama, the horrors, the wrenching personal stories of the victims and their families. Through the testimonies of victims of abuse and violence, from the appearance of Winnie Mandela to former South African president P.W. Botha's extraordinary courthouse press conference, this award-winning poet leads us on an amazing journey. |
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... things : JUDGE BERNARD NGOEPE : Are you able to remember that on a certain day in 1987 on a farm near Pienaarsrivier , you electrocuted three people ? HECHTER : I can ... the electrocution ... I can remember after it was told to me ...
... things : JUDGE BERNARD NGOEPE : Are you able to remember that on a certain day in 1987 on a farm near Pienaarsrivier , you electrocuted three people ? HECHTER : I can ... the electrocution ... I can remember after it was told to me ...
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... things for yourself and your group , the people that look like you . And the other notion that people can actually share things is totally incomprehensible to them . When whites came to the country - and I know I wasn't there - but it ...
... things for yourself and your group , the people that look like you . And the other notion that people can actually share things is totally incomprehensible to them . When whites came to the country - and I know I wasn't there - but it ...
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... things were different ... They seem impassive at best and proudly arrogant at worst . I scold myself - how do I know ? I cannot read the body codes of black people . It is as simple as that . When I interview Boraine or any of the white ...
... things were different ... They seem impassive at best and proudly arrogant at worst . I scold myself - how do I know ? I cannot read the body codes of black people . It is as simple as that . When I interview Boraine or any of the white ...
Contents
They Never Wept the Men of My Race | 1 |
None More Parted than Us | 14 |
First Hearings | 22 |
Copyright | |
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