A Simple Freedom: The Strong Mind of Robben Island Prisoner No. 468/64

by Ahmed Kathrada and Tim Couzens

In June 1964, South Africa's most visible antiapartheid activists were sentenced to life in prison in the infamous Rivonia Trial. These men included Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Denis Goldberg, and, the youngest of the group, Ahmed Kathrada -- or "Kathy," as he was called by his friends. Kathrada spent the better part of the next three decades imprisoned on Robben Island, enduring lengthy stays in solitary confinement, frequent abuse from the guards,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813167264
• ISBN13: 9780813167268
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up