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1924-1978 / Southern Africa - South Africa

Robert Sobukwe

The Man Apartheid Tried to Silence

Robert Sobukwe believed African people should lead their own liberation. When he challenged South Africa's pass laws, apartheid answered with bullets, prison and years of isolation—but his ideas survived.

Robert Sobukwe

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01The Professor Finds His Voice3 min
02The Day Passes Were Left Behind3 min
03Six Years Alone3 min

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