The Rainbow People of God: South Africa's Victory Over Apartheid

by Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Author), Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Author), Nelson Mandela (Foreword), John Allen (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  Through the eyes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, this work sketches the story of South Africa from 1976 when apartheid opression was at its peak, to the birth of democracy in the 1994 elections and demonstrates how, throughout the struggle, his persistent voice of reason, compassion and faith has contributed to victory over apartheid. The author relives the Sow eto youth rebellion in 1976 and the following difficult years up until 1989, when the country experienced steadily growing resistance to apartheid and the campaign of civil disobedience. It serves as a reminder of the severity of South Africa's social and political problems during this difficult time. the reader shares too, the sense of national euphoria felt upon the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, tempered by the subsequent confusion and violence of the ensuing transition to democracy. This collection of Desmond Tutu's speeches, letters, sermons remarks is set into historical context.

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  Hardcover
  1994

  $3.25

  Through a collection of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's speeches, letters, sermons and off-the-cuff remarks, this book sketches the story of South Africa from 1976, when apartheid oppression was at its peak, to the birth of democracy in the 1994 elections. As it recounts the Soweto youth rebellion in 1976 and the difficult years up to 1989, when the country experienced steadily-growing resistance to apartheid and the campaign of civil disobedience, readers are offered a reminder of the severity of South Africa's social and political problems during that time. The book also reflects the sense of national euphoria felt upon the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, tempered by the subsequent confusion and violence of the transition to democracy. The book's editor is a prize-winning South African journalist and Tutu's media co-ordinator.