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The Black Problem: Papers and Addresses on Various Native Problems

John Tengo Jabavu, 1920

Summary

John Tengo Jabavu, founder of the Xhosa newspaper Imvo Zabantsundu and one of the most important Black political voices of his era, collected his key addresses and papers in this volume. Covering African land rights, the Cape native franchise, and African education, it is one of the earliest collections of African political thought in South Africa — a crucial counter-voice to settler and colonial narratives.

Topics

African political thought, Xhosa, Cape Native franchise, Land, Education, John Tengo Jabavu

Bibliographic Information

Author
John Tengo Jabavu
Year
1920
Language(s)
English
Period
Colonial rule
Perspective
African political voice
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