A Rare Gift To The Struggle: Ma Vesta Smith and The Everyday Politics of Liberation

By uncovering the untold story of Vesta Smith (1922?2013), a community activist from Noordgesig, Soweto, thisľbiography addresses a crucialľgap in the literature on the anti-apartheidľmovementľin South Africa. Based on extensiveľinterviews andľpreviously unexamined archival materials,ľit reveals how her Christian faith fuelled her commitmentľtoľnon-racialism and lifelong pursuit of social justice and how her non-sectarian,ľanti-apartheid activism connected generations, ideologiesľand communities.