Lorna de Smidt

Lorna de Smidt (1943–2022) was a South African-born anti-apartheid activist, journalist and political activist. She was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement and was imprisoned in South Africa in 1976. She later went into exile in the United Kingdom, where she campaigned against apartheid, racism and for social justice and women’s rights. Quotes The resistance was seen as an activity led by white intellectuals representing Blacks, since we were not supposed to think. Africultures Apartheid, like any authoritarian regime, had to reassure its supporters and show them that it was not going to be deterred. Africultures We had to acknowledge the past, and accept that it is there. The Standard My iPad became my ‘keyboard weapon’. The Guardian External links Category:1943 births Category:2022 deaths Category:Women activists from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:Women journalists from South Africa Category:Women born in the 1940s