Memoirs of a Born Free Memoirs of a Born Free

Memoirs of a Born Free

Reflections on the New South Africa by a Member of the Post-apartheid Generation

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Publisher Description

Apartheid isn't over—so Malaika Wa Azania boldly argues in Memoirs of a Born Free, her account of growing up black in modern-day South Africa. Malaika was born in late 1991, as the white minority government was on its way out, making her a "Born Free"—the name given to the generation born after the end of apartheid. But Malaika's experience with institutionalized racism offers a view of South Africa that contradicts the implied racial liberation of the so-called Rainbow Nation. Recounting her upbringing in a black township racked by poverty and disease, the death of a beloved uncle at the hands of white police, and her alienation at multiracial schools, she evokes a country still held in thrall by de facto apartheid. She takes us through her anger and disillusionment with the myth of black liberation to the birth and development of her dedication to the black consciousness movement, which continues to be a guiding force in her life. A trenchant, audacious, and ultimately hopeful narrative, Memoirs of a Born Free introduces an important new voice in South African—and, indeed, global—activism.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2018
November 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
240
Pages
PUBLISHER
Seven Stories Press
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
3.2
MB
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