On The Beaten Track

Those who built Freedom without Weapons


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Explore the powerful narratives of Neville Alexander, Albertina Sisulu, and Alex La Guma in their fight against apartheid. This episode highlights their unique methods of resistance and the principles that guided them. #Apartheid #SouthAfricanHistory #PodcastEpisode

Takeaways

Her legacy was not policy. It is example.

Freedom without thought becomes hollow.

Freedom without care becomes cruel.

Freedom without memory becomes dishonest.

Stories shape memory and memory shapes justice.

Resistance was not dramatic. It was responsibility.

They can silence the writer, they cannot silence the story.

Survival looks possible.

Prison tests the mind, surveillance tests the spirit.

I am one of many women who refuse to let it die.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Resistance and Unsung Heroes

02:53 Neville Alexander: The Intellectual Revolutionary

14:18 Albertina Sisulu: The Backbone of Resistance

18:19 Alex Laguma: The Storyteller of Oppression

22:39 Enduring Legacies: Life After Resistance

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