Benjamin Pogrund: white witness of township life
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: INTELLIGENTSIA, JOURNALISM, POGRUND, BENJAMIN, POLITICS, RACIAL SEGREGATION
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11820
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15833
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15833
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: INTELLIGENTSIA, JOURNALISM, POGRUND, BENJAMIN, POLITICS, RACIAL SEGREGATION
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11820
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15833
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15833
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Abstract
Acclaimed South African "born journalist and author Benjamin Pogrund is widely known for covering the lives of black South Africans, including the Sharpeville massacre and the views of African leaders on political issues, and reporting on conditions in white prisons. He is described in his police file as "one of the strongest and most effective critics of the South African government.-
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