Sol Plaatje : selected writings / edited by Brian Willan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plaatje, Sol. T. (Solomon Tshekisho), 1876-1932.

Contributor:

Willan, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plaatje, Sol. T. (Solomon Tshekisho), 1876-1932.

Plaatje, Sol. T.

South Africa--Race relations.

South Africa.

Race relations.

South Africa--Politics and government--1836-1909.

Politics and government.

South Africa--Politics and government--1909-1948.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 483 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Selected writings

Place of Publication:

Johannesburg, South Africa : Witswatersrand University Press ; Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 1997.

Summary:

Sol Plaatje is one of South Africa's most important political and literary figures. A pioneer in the history of the black press, he was one of the founders of the African National Congress, a leading spokesman for black opinion throughout his life, and the author of three well-known books: Mafikeng Diary, Native Life in South Africa, and his historical novel, Mhudi. These books are not Plaatje's only claim to fame. In the course of a prolific career he wrote letters to the press, newspaper articles and editorials, pamphlets, political speeches, evidence to government commissions of enquiry, unpublished autobiographical writings, and many personal letters. Together they provide both an engaging personal record and a very readable - and revealing - commentary on South African social and political affairs during the era of segregation, from 1899 through to Plaatje's tragically early death in 1932.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-468) and index.

ISBN:

1868143031

0821411861

OCLC:

36534699