Walking on Air

Colleen Matthews

STE Publishers, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 149 pages

John Matthews was a member of the South African Communist Party and was one of the activists prosecuted in the mini Rivonia Trial of 1964. This title traces the events leading up to John's arrest. It deals with the consequences of John's incarceration, both for himself and his family.

Contents

• Acknowledgements: 9
• Political background and Dads activities: 23
• Before 1964: 44
• Arrest and Detention: 75
• The Fifteen Years: 94
• Home Again: 119
• Walking on Air A poem about John Matthews: 135

Bibliographic information

• Title: Walking on Air
• Author: Colleen Matthews
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: STE Publishers, 2006
• ISBN: 1919855807, 9781919855806
• Length: 149 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General; Biography & Autobiography / General; Family & Relationships / Parenting / Fatherhood; History / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism; Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy