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Revolutionary, anti-apartheid dissident, leader of African National Congress, later first post-apartheid President of South Africa: Banned after the apartheid regime of South Africa designated the ANC as a terrorist organization in 1960, requiring Mandela to receive a waiver from the U.S. Secretary of State to visit the United States.
Ruth First: Banned 1960 to 1982 (killed in exile by police letter bomb). Ela Gandhi: Banned in 1975. Alcott 'Skei' Gwentshe: Banned November 1952; sentenced to 9 years in prison for violating the banning order, 26 March 1953. Bertha Gxowa: Banned in 1960. [28] Adelaine Hain: Banned in 1963. [29] Viola Hashe: Banned in 1963 until her death in ...
Sandra Laing (born 26 November 1955) is a South African woman who was classified as Coloured by authorities during the apartheid era, due to her skin colour and hair texture, although she was officially listed as the child of at least three generations of ancestors who had been regarded as white. At the age of 10, she was expelled from her all ...
2010 (ban applied in 2009) [25] Ron Killings (aka R-Truth) United States: Professional wrestler Criminal record. [26] [27] Returned in 2011 for a WWE live event (ban applied in 2008). [28] Winnie Mandela South Africa: Anti-apartheid activist and wife of Nelson Mandela: Criminal record, including a conviction of kidnapping and assault. [29] 2018 ...
The government will prevent prisoners from getting TEXAS LETTERS, an anthology about experiences with solitary confinement. These Texas Inmates Wrote a Book. Then the Prison System Banned It.
Jamaica led the movement by being the first country to ban goods from apartheid South Africa in 1959. On 6 November 1962, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1761 , a non-binding resolution condemning South African apartheid policies, establishing the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid and calling for imposing ...
A viral Feb. 1 tweet that garnered at least 16,100 retweets and 65,800 likes by Australian user @AnthCondon said, "Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein ...
Yahoo News spoke to Gino about how Melissa became a target of those seeking to ban books. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. 1.