Robben Island to Wall Street

C ontents

Acknowledgements

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Foreword

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PART 1: 1994

1 Robben Island revisited

PART 2: 1982 – 1990

11 13 36 44 49 60 67 69 75 81 83 87 93

2 To Vilakazi Street, Soweto 3 Crossing the Rubicon 4 My suburban bridgehead

5 The African Bank 6 One for the road

PART 3: 1943 – 1963

7 Sontaha ya Mehlolo : A Sunday in March 1963

8 Bekkersdal 9 Growing pains

10 My political awakening

11 The initiation

12 The betrayal: Number Four Prison

13 Welcome to my farm. Welcome to the party

100 112 118 127 129 138 148 152

14 Journeying to Robben Island

15 The reception

PART 4: 1963 – 1967

16 Robben Island, Prisoner Number 837/63 17 Unzima lomthwalo (This burden is heavy)

18 Christmas on the Island

19 The melting pot

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21 My B trumpet

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PART 5: 1967 – 1970

173 175 180 190 203

22 Goodbye Robben Island

23 ‘ By ministerial order, you are banished’

24 Chloe sisal plantation

25 This could be a new beginning

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