When a group of young political activists met in 1944 to launch the
African National Congress Youth League, it included the nuscleus of
a remarkable generation of leaders who forged the struggle for
freedom and equality in South Africa for the next half century:
Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Jordan Ngubane, Ellen
Kuzwayo, Albertina Smith, A. P. Mda, Dan Tloome, and David Bopape.
It was Anton Lembede, however, whom they chose as their first
president. Lembede, who had just begun practicing law in
Johannesburg, was known for his sharp intellect, fiery personality,
and unwavering commitment to the struggle at hand. The son of farm
laborers from the district of Georgedale, Natal, Lembede had worked
tirelessly to put himself through school and college, and then to
qualify for the bachelor of laws degree. When he began law practice
in 1943, he had also earned the respect of his fellows, not only
for his intellectual achievements (which were many), but also for
his dedication to the cause of freedom in South Africa. "I am", he
explained, "Africa's own child". His untimely death in 1947 at the
age of 33 sent a wave of grief through the Congress Youth, who had
looked to him for moral as well as political leadership. With the
publication of Freedom In Our Lifetime, the editors acknowledge
Lembede's early contribution to the freedom movement, in particular
his passionate and eloquent articulation of the African-centered
philosophy he called "Africanism".
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