Across the American South, and in the Union of South Africa, black people risk their livelihoods, and their lives, in the struggle to dismantle institutionalised white supremacy and secure first-class citizenship. It was an epic contest, and one which made 1956 - like 1789 and 1848 - a year that cha...

Across the American South, and in the Union of South Africa, black people risk their livelihoods, and their lives, in the struggle to dismantle institutionalised white supremacy and secure first-class citizenship. It was an epic contest, and one which made 1956 - like 1789 and 1848 - a year that changed our world.