Entries (RSS) Walter & Albertina Sisulu: In Our Lifetime
Born only miles apart in the Eastern Cape hinterland, Walter Sisulu and Albertina Thethiwe went on from these humble beginnings to become two of South Africa’s most respected and beloved figures. For over five decades they were at the forefront of the struggle against apartheid and the injustices it wrought on black South Africans.In this new book, celebrated writer Elinor Sisulu, daughter-in-law of the Sisulus, has had unrivalled access to her subjects and to personal and family letters, as well as previosuly classified documents from the security police and prison files. This is the definitive biography and moving story of an inspirational couple. “There can be no greater and more inspiring example in the history of our organisation, and hence of our country, than Walter and Albertina Sisulu: a couple whose every deed speaks of leadership that made the kind of difference that brought us to where we are today as a country and as a people… It is time that this story of our nation be told.” |
