Striking Back
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Striking Back

The Untold Story of an Anti-Apartheid Striker

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Striking Back

The Untold Story of an Anti-Apartheid Striker

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'Young shopworkers on Henry Street in Dublin, who in 1984 refused to handle the fruits of apartheid, provided me with great hope during my years of imprisonment, and inspiration to millions of South Africans.'

Nelson Mandela

Dunnes Stores cashier Mary Manning knew little about apartheid when, at the age of twenty-one, she refused to register the sale of two Outspan South African grapefruits under a directive from her union. She was suspended and nine of her co-workers walked out in support. They all assumed they would shortly return to work.

But theirs were kindling voices, on the cusp of igniting a mass movement they couldn't even imagine. Despite harassment from the Gardaí and disparagement from the Irish government and even the Catholic Church, they refused to be silenced. Within months they were embroiled in a dispute that captured the world's attention.

In this searing account, Mary tells the extraordinary story of their public fight for justice, as well as her emotive journey of discovery into her family's past. Mary's mother had been forced to carry a secret burden of shame for her whole life by the same oppressive establishment Mary was fighting.

Striking Back is a provocative and inspiring story that epitomises the resilience of hope and the human spirit, even under the most formidable of circumstances.It shows that each of us has the power to change the world.

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Publisher
The Collins Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781788410250
Topic
Ciencias sociales
Subtopic
Biografías de ciencias sociales

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. About the author
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. 1. Ignorance is Bliss
  7. 2. Without Good Reason
  8. 3. A Line in the Sand
  9. 4. Doubts Grow
  10. 5. The Freedom Fighter
  11. 6. Building a Movement
  12. 7. When a Stranger Calls
  13. 8. The Many Faces of Power
  14. 9. Small Cog in a Big Wheel
  15. 10. The Parting Gift
  16. 11. Holes in his Boots
  17. 12. Meeting Tutu
  18. 13. The Wedding Ring and the Matchbox
  19. 14. The Ordinary People of Ireland
  20. 15. South Africa
  21. 16. ‘The Ten Deadliest Shopworkers in the World’
  22. 17. The Beginning of the End?
  23. 18. No Man’s Land
  24. 19. Sacrifice, Disappointment But Only One Regret
  25. 20. The Return Home
  26. 21. Finding My Voice Again
  27. Acknowledgements
  28. Imprint Page
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