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SUMMARY:Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada: A South African Activist for Non-Racialism and Democracy
DESCRIPTION:
 Nelson Mandela's prison mate, confidante, parliamentary 
 counselor and friend Ahmed Kathrada 
 is the subject of this exhibition. The story 
 of the renowned advocate for freedom, as well 
 as the anti-apartheid movement itself is told 
 through the life and work of South Africa's 
 beloved "Kathy." Kathy's exemplary leadership 
 continues to inspire South Africans and others 
 around the world to work for freedom, non-racialism, 
 and democracy.\n
 Ahmed Mohammed Kathrada 
 (or "Kathy," as he is popularly known) 
 was born in 1929 to Indian immigrants in a 
 rural town in South Africa. Kathy was only 12 
 when he began a life of tireless activism for 
 non-racialism and democracy. \n
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 He was arrested 
 several times and, along with eight friends 
 and fellow activists including Nelson Mandela 
 and Walter Sisulu, he was sentenced at 
 the famous Rivonia Treason Trial to life imprisonment. 
 He spent 26 years in prison, eighteen 
 of which were on Robben Island.\n
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 In 1989 
 Kathy was released from prison and, in 1994, 
 in the new democratic South African government, 
 he was elected to the South African Parliament 
 and served as President Mandela's Parliamentary 
 Counselor. \n
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 This exhibition is produced 
 in partnership with Project 60/50 at Michigan 
 State University, a year-long community 
 conversation about civil rights and human 
 rights. Read more: http://www.inclusion.msu.edu/Project6050/index.html\n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: Administration\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://museum.msu.edu\n
 Contact phone: 517-355-2372\n
 Contact email: pr@museum.msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://museum.msu.edu\n
LOCATION:MSU Museum
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