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South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been
- Origin date
- 13 Jun 2023
- Updated
- 20 May 2026

Detail of a photo of Frank Anthony (front left) on Robben Island with Walter Sisulu (front right). © Unknown/Courtesy Nelson Mandela Foundation
How we know this
- 01Moolla, F. Fiona. (2023). South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been, from The Conversation, 13 June 2023 (online). Available at https://theconversation.com. Accessed 20 May 2026 DOI - https://doi.org/10.64628/AAJ.npc4es556
Last updated · 20 May 2026
South African History Online. (2026, May 20). South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153550
South African History Online (2026) 'South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been', South African History Online, 20 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153550 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153550, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been." South African History Online, 20 May 2026, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153550. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "South African activist Frank Anthony wrote a novel that has been forgotten: why it shouldn’t have been." South African History Online. May 20, 2026. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153550.
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