Learning from Robben Island: The Prison Writings of Govan Mbeki

Never intended for publication, Govan Mbeki\2019s prison writings, originated and were preserved in Robben Island prison. They were meant to be read by other prisoners. Their aim: to educate politically. They are remarkable documents that provided activists with a distillation of practical lessons about political organisation, learned in the most testing conditions. They are remarkable documents that provided activists with a distillation of practical lessons about political organisation, learned in the most testing conditions.