Blame Me on HistoryThe coming-of-age of a black intellectual under apartheid. |
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Page 47
... talk to mammy , I'll make it . Okay ? ' Fiki's interpretation was that my attitude was disrespectful , accused me of having presumed to disregard her mother's intervention ; and instead of a thaw our relationship was deteriorating like ...
... talk to mammy , I'll make it . Okay ? ' Fiki's interpretation was that my attitude was disrespectful , accused me of having presumed to disregard her mother's intervention ; and instead of a thaw our relationship was deteriorating like ...
Page 163
... talk in the Chamber of Commerce ; a discovery was made that Africans were in actual fact living - it was reported to be either on or below , I cannot remember - the breadline ; but there was also this talk about inquiry , with a view of ...
... talk in the Chamber of Commerce ; a discovery was made that Africans were in actual fact living - it was reported to be either on or below , I cannot remember - the breadline ; but there was also this talk about inquiry , with a view of ...
Page 256
... talk to your uncles , and we shall go and talk to Fiki's people ; we'll do this properly . You didn't spoil things ? ' ' No , mama . ' ' We'll talk nicely with them , ' Ma - Bloke said . ' We'll ask for a fair lobola . ' ' Ma - Bloke ...
... talk to your uncles , and we shall go and talk to Fiki's people ; we'll do this properly . You didn't spoil things ? ' ' No , mama . ' ' We'll talk nicely with them , ' Ma - Bloke said . ' We'll ask for a fair lobola . ' ' Ma - Bloke ...
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accept African apartheid attitudes authority became become began blood body Book called campaign carried cause Christian church colour committed confronted Congress danger death door Durban eyes face fact failed father fear feel fight Fiki forced friends girls Government hands hate head hope human Indians Johannesburg kind knew labour liberation listen live locations look mind morality mother moved Native never night Party Pass perhaps permit play police political present protect question race realised reason Reference respect responsibility returned round screaming seemed sense smile social society Sophiatown South Africa story Street talk things thought train turned understand United violence waiting walked wanted woman women yard