Students v. Apartheid: I have Witnessed a Struggle That Spans 40 Years

This is not the first time that America’s elite campuses have stood up to lead the fight against Apartheid. I was there in the first battle in 1977-1978.

In the academic year spanning 1977-1978 I was a Freshman at Harvard College, and I found myself thrust into a journey of political awakening. I was confronted for the first time with the brutal reality of the struggle going on against the racist Apartheid…