What Mandela and Fanon learned from Algeria's revolution in the 1950s: Umkhonto weSizwe founder Nelson Mandela, receives military training at an Algerian FLN camp in Morocco, 1962. South African History OnlineOn the fifth anniversary of South African statesman Nelson Mandela’s death, it’s worthwhile to remember how his thinking moved from violence to reconciliation as the … [Read more...] about What Mandela and Fanon learned from Algeria’s revolution in the 1950s | The Conversation
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Fanon on soccer: radically anti-capitalist, anti-commercial and and anti-bourgeois | The Conversation
Fanon on soccer: radically anti-capitalist, anti-commercial and and anti-bourgeois: Alexis Sanchez celebrates Arsenal beating Chelsea in the 2017 FA Cup final. John Sibley/ReutersLike a lot of kids the great Martinican/Algerian revolutionary Frantz Fanon loved playing soccer as a youngster. Returning to Martinique in 1945 after fighting in Europe and North Africa in World War … [Read more...] about Fanon on soccer: radically anti-capitalist, anti-commercial and and anti-bourgeois | The Conversation
Revisiting Frantz Fanon: memories and moments of a militant philosopher | The Conversation
Twentieth-century political thinker and fighter against colonialism and imperialism, Frantz Fanon, left an indelible mark on history. Tony Webster/FlickrA new book by Leo Zeilig focuses on one of Africa and the modern era’s most celebrated revolutionaries, whose views remain influential long after his death. This is an edited extract. Many people spoke well that day. Delegates … [Read more...] about Revisiting Frantz Fanon: memories and moments of a militant philosopher | The Conversation
