Anti-apartheid activist to speak on new book | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Anti-apartheid activist to speak on new book Anti-apartheid activist to speak on new book Published: September 14, 2008 Author: Elizabeth Rankin Eddie Daniels, an anti-apartheid activist from South Africa and compatriot of Nelson Mandela, will speak about his book,There&BackRobben Island, 1964-1979,on Tuesday (Sept. 16) at 6 p.m. in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies auditorium at the University of Notre Dame. The book describes Danielsdefiance of South Africas apartheid policy and the 15 years he spent in the infamous Robben Island prisonincluding three years with Mandela. A founding member of South Africas African Resistance Movement (ARM), which sought to disrupt the regime through attacks on non-human targets, Daniels was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 1964. While incarcerated, he earned his high school degree as well as two degrees from the University of South Africa. On his release in 1979, he was placed under house arrest and banned for another five years. Later, Daniels was a teacher in Cape Town until his retirement in 1993. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Notre Dames Kellogg Institute for International Studies. _ Contact: Elizabeth Rankin, 574-631-9184,_ " erankin3@nd.edu ":mailto:erankin3@nd.edu ; or Therese Hanlon, 574-631-4150, " Therese.Hanlon@nd.edu ":mailto:Therese.Hanlon@nd.edu __ __ TopicID: 29466 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn