AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

Shawn Slovo

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

JOE SLOVO WAS A COMMUNIST AND MY HERO

When I first learned of Joe Slovo as a teenager in 1980s South Africa, I thought he must be black inside since whites at the time did not necessarily side with the liberation struggle against Apartheid. Joe was a public exception and paid a heavy price for his commitment.