A.P. Mda: the Africanist giant
SOURCE: The fabric of dissent: public intellectuals in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Houston
SOURCE EDITOR(S): V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, G.Houston, M.Schoeman, H.Thuynsma
KEYWORDS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC), INTELLIGENTSIA, MDA, A.P., POLITICS
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11803
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15843
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15843
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Houston
SOURCE EDITOR(S): V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, G.Houston, M.Schoeman, H.Thuynsma
KEYWORDS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC), INTELLIGENTSIA, MDA, A.P., POLITICS
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11803
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15843
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15843
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Abstract
Ashby Solomzi Peter 'A.P.' Mda is widely considered to be the organic intellectual and 'founding spirit' behind the Africanist tradition that later gave rise to the Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa (PAC). Mda was a teacher, lawyer, political activist and co-founder of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) as well as one of the founders of the PAC.-
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