Full Description
A biographical/narrative study of oppression, racism, and resistance in twentieth-century South Africa through the life of Richard Dudley, a teacher/politico.
Teacher and Comrade explores South African resistance in the twentieth century, before and during apartheid, through the life of Richard Dudley, a teacher/politico who spent thirty-nine years in the classroom and his entire life fighting for democracy. Dudley has given his life to teaching and politics, and touched and influenced many people who continue to work for democracy in South Africa and abroad. Whether it was students, comrades, or opposition, life was always teaching and relational for Dudley. He challenged power throughout the apartheid era, and his foundational beliefs in anti-imperialism and nonracialism compel him to continue to talk, teach, and speak to power. Through Dudley's story, Teacher and Comrade provides a rare portrait of both Cape Town and South Africa, as well as the struggle against racism and apartheid.
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Before Dudley: Oppression, Racism, and the Roots of Resistance
2. Childhood and Youth: Learning Books, Learning Nonracialism
3. Education and Politics: Lessons for Teaching and Struggle
4. Becoming a Teacher, Becoming a Comrade: Pre-Apartheid Years
5. Education for Democracy I: The Early Years of Apartheid Through Sharpeville
6. Education for Democracy II: From Bannings to Soweto
7. Education for (Liberation) before Education: Teaching and Politics in the Struggle Years
8. Reflecting on Reflections: Conclusions and Considerations of the Present Sources
Glossary
Index
