From Protest to Challenge, Volume 5: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa, 1882-1990: Nadir and Resurgence, 1964-1979

“The essays are meticulous and carefully documented accounts which maintain the standard of excellence set by the previous volumes, all of which belong in every library.” ―Choice

“Based on extensive documentary archives collected by these researchers, and augmented by interviews with virtually all of the significant antiapartheid activists, this volume covers a formative period in the struggle against white minority rule, 1964-1979.” ―Africa Today

“ . . . a substantial achievement . . . a wonderful resource for future generations of scholars.” ―South African Historical Journal

“Karis and Gerhart’s fifth volume is an invaluable addition to their earlier documentary history of the national liberation struggle in South Africa, and includes a priceless collection of new primary historical sources. It ignites vivid flashes of memory . . . ” ―from the Foreword by Nelson Mandela

Volume 5 of this magnificent historical record continues the indispensable study of the struggle for freedom and justice in South Africa. In addition to extensive background essays, it includes formal documents, underground and ephemeral materials, and statements written in exile or in Robben Island prison that have not previously been published.

THOMAS G. KARIS is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the City College, City University of New York.Gail M. Gerhart (1943–2024) was Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. She is author of Black Power in South Africa: The Evolution of an Ideology and author (with Thomas G. Karis) of volumes 3–5 of From Protest to Challenge.