Monty Naicker was a key political figure at a time when the Congress Alliance began to pull Nationalist, Communist, Indian and African, workers and middle classes, into the liberation struggle united behind the Freedom Charter. This book covers the fullness of his life, travelling through the pages of his diaries and a myriad of other places - from Edinburgh to the dungeons of apartheid's prisons to the challenging rhythms of the six-foot dance. It also chronicles the stories of other activists, inside and outside the Congress Alliance, who have barely merited a footnote in the histories of the liberation struggle. Coming at a time when the Tri-Partite Alliance is trespassed with deep fissures, and when non-racialism is on the retreat, the book's searching look at the period when unity was first forged, illustrates that now, more than ever in South Africa, history matters.
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Reviva Schermbrucker grew up in Johannesburg. She has worked as an art lecturer, schoolteacher and materials developer at a non-government organisation. She is the author of several other books for children, such as Charlie's House (David Philip), some of which she illustrated. Reviva now lives in Claremont, Cape Town with her husband and two sons.
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