nigeria had two consciences forever and a day, and we all know it was achebe and soyinka.
but they were public intellectuals and world famous authors--almost untouchable, over the long haul
where the human rights heroes were to be found was in the journalists and presses who were courageous enough to stand up--like our immensely brave ken saro-wiwa, who returned to face the evil regime when he could have stayed out.
how many guardian reporters risked their necks to report on abuses? how many sowores and sahara reporters.
the collective courage is really the most impressive. tutu was a beautiful model,. as is albie sachs, his partner in moral courage.
but the little people who stand up--with no real fall-back--are to be admired. how many of y'all heard of oyono mbia? he was one such model. and the brave journalists in cameroon, never to be forgotten. all heirs of what tutu stood for. courage and integrity.
Kenneth Harrow,
Professor Emeritus
Dept of English
Michigan State University.
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