"From Reverend Isaac W. Dyobha Wauchope SS Mendi's death drill to Struggle Stalwart Joyce Nombuyiselo Kalaote's activism & military recruiter"--title page. Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-376).
Contents:
Brister Ngingi Wauchope family tree -- Joyce's sibling family tree -- Early years -- The school years -- Moving to Soweto -- Choosing nursing as a profession -- Marrying into the Kalaote family -- Parenthood -- The emergence of a family matriarch -- Engaging the system -- Detention and convictions -- Lighter moments -- SAHA prison records -- Post 1976, Exile years of Nat and Kuku -- Exile -- Trip to Cuba -- On the return from Cuba -- SOMAFCO and the Mazimbu complex -- Dakawa Development Centre -- Trip to Australia -- Kuku's death -- Return of the exiles -- Indemnity -- Letters from home to exile -- George Wauchope's contribution in the struggle for freedom -- Xolani Brister Kalaote as AZASM president -- Loosing sister Ethel, her co-accused -- Settling in the East Rand -- Jenny's account -- Bobby's account -- Dept. Arts and Culture honours the Wauchope family 2017 -- Church and politics -- Tribute to Bishop J. Seoka -- The 1917 SS Mendi tragedy connection -- Dyoba Wauchope family tree -- Ancestry -- Introduction -- Biographical account of Rev. I. W. Wauchope -- The wordsmith : Reverend Wauchope the poet -- Joining the ministry -- Joining the war, SANLC - The Mendi -- Wauchope's legacy as intertwined with the Mendi -- Joyce the storyteller and the memory bag of the sinking of Mendi -- Recognition of the men lost in the Mendi -- Extract from Troopship "Mendi" the Black Titanic - N. Ward's book -- The 1917 Mendi Centenial Commemoration Events -- SS Mendi Bell resurfaces -- Death strikes the family -- Poem for granny by Bulelwa Sifuba -- Tribute to my mother Nat Sifuba (Kalaote) -- Tribute to Charles Baloyi -- Tribute to Mbulelo Ketye.
Summary:
"From Rev Isaac W. Dyobha Wauchope SS Mendi's death drill to Struggle Stalwart Joyce Nombuyiselo Kalaote as an activist and military recruiter.Unbeknown to the family, the heroic actions of their patriarch, Reverend Isaac Williams Dyobha Wauchope, legendary hero from the 1917 SS Mendi troopship, when challenging and engaging the early 20th century Cape colonialists, would pave the path of political activism for many future Wauchope generations.His descendant, Joyce Kalaote, was a political activist, a struggle heroine, and one of the towering BCM figures during the 1970s against the system of apartheid. A nurse by profession, she thrust herself into civic struggles, and as an active community member rallied brave women to close ranks in support and in defence of the 16 June 1976 students following the outbreak of nationwide uprisings. But she was not alone; the members of her entire family were political activists.Her nephew, George Mpapa Wauchope, was described as a soldier of justice and, after having enrolled at the University of Fort Hare in 1970, joined the South African Students Organisation (SASO). Fort Hare sharpened his political interest, and this is where this remarkable figure emerged with an unwavering desire to take on the system on its illegitimate rule over the black majority. Being a prominent exponent of the philosophy of Black Consciousness, his extraordinary activism became the family's catalyst and the entire Wauchope family becomes involved in the struggle for national liberation.This fascinating read has been assembled with a wonderful collection of material, photographs, documents, and newspaper cuttings arranged to illustrate Joyce's life and her family. To be able to see the people and places involved in the events brings Joyce to life in a way that the written word alone struggles to accomplish."--Back cover.
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