A08.06.1 :: Willie Hofmeyr interview transcript

► A08.06.1 :: Willie Hofmeyr interview transcript

Call Number:	A08.06.1
Identifier:	AL2460_A08.06.1
Title:	Willie Hofmeyr interview transcript
Date:	28 May 1985
Subject:	Non-racialism; Julie Frederikse; Willie Hofmeyr; The Unbreakable Thread; United Democratic Front (UDF)
Description:	This is a transcript of an interview with Willie Hofmeyr conducted by Julie Frederikse for her book 'The Unbreakable Thread: non-racialism in South Africa', published by Ravan Press, 1990. Willie Hofmeyr was elected to the Western Cape UDF executive in 1986, and in 1988 was detained and issued with a restriction order upon his release. He attained his law degree despite being barred from attending lectures, then began practising as a human rights lawyer. In 1989 he was one of a group of 22 restricted leaders who declared themselves unbanned as part of the MDM's Defiance Campaign. Detained, he won his release by staging a 28-day hunger strike, but was again severely restricted. Born: 1954 in Pinelands, Cape Town. Interviewed: 1985 in Cape Town. Included in the SAHA online repository 'Tracing the unbreakable thread: non-racialism in South Africa today'
Creator:	Interviewer: Julie Frederikse; Interviewee: Willie Hofmeyr
Type:	Transcript
Format:	Access copy - PDF Preservation copy - Tiff
Source:	SAHA Collection AL2460
Language:	English
Coverage:	South Africa
Rights:	Julie Frederikse