During the 1980s, libraries in South Africa were caught up in the turbulence of the anti-apartheid struggle. Librarians and readers responded in unusual and constructive ways to the oppressive political circumstances and state censorship of the period. As reading became subversive, libraries became more than just places for books. Many librarians and readers acted as agents of social change. They should be remembered in the history of the struggle that created the modern South African state.
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In conjunction with: Center for African Studies, Center for Global Studies, International Studies and Programs, Spurlock Museum, University Library