Students protest against apartheid in 1976. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Popular radical education has a long tradition in South Africa, one that is intertwined with the country’s history of resistance against oppression. From the night schools run by the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the early 20th century to the workers’ education initiatives by trade unions and the People’s Education movement spearheaded by the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the 1970s and 1980s,…
