Emma Mashinini

Overview

Emma Thandi Mashinini born Rosettenville, Johannesburg, South Africa August 21, 1929. Headed South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission 1986; union leader arrested 1981 held 6 months solitary; president of Mediation and Conciliation Centre Johannesburg.

Quotations

"I have always resented being dominated. I resent being dominated by a man, and I resent being dominated by white people. . . It is just trying to say, 'I am human. I exist. I am a complete person.'" (Strikes Have Followed Me All My Life, p. 24, 1993; photo panmacmillan.com)