Robben Island Collection

Collection

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Memories of a political prisoner on Robben Island, 1987-1991 by Cecyl Esau

The Island: A History of Robben Island, 1488-1990 edited by Harriet Deacon

A Free Mind: Ahmed Kathrada’s Notebook from Robben Island By Ahmad M. Kathrada, Sahm Venter

Robben Island: Symbol of Resistance By Barbara Hutton

Letters from Robben Island: A Selection of Ahmed Kathrada’s Prison By Ahmad Kathrada

Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid By Fran Lisa Buntman

Robben Island By Charlene Smith

Nelson Mandela: Robben Island to Rainbow Nation By Marian Pallister

Newspaper clippings

Letters From Robben Island : A Selection of Ahmed Kathrada's Prison Correspondence, 1964- 1989 by Kathrada, A. M.; Vassen, Robert

Political prisoners including Ahmed Kathrada visiting Robben Island

Ahmed Kathrada: Remembering the Anti-Apartheid Activist Jailed on Robben Island with Mandela

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