Eilersen, Gillian Stead. Bessie Head. 2nd edition, Wits University Press, 2007.
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Seretse Khama
Standard Name: Khama, Seretse
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Residence | Bessie Head | Leaving her husband, BH
moved with her small son from South Africa to settle in the remote village of Serowe(population about 30,000) in Bechuanaland (which next year gained political independence as Botswana). Mixed-race sexuality... |
| Textual Features | Bessie Head | BH
built Serowe around research and interviews, on individuals or historical figures. She centred it on |
| Textual Production | Edna Lyall | In 1893 EL
contributed a preface for a biographical study by Mrs Wyndham Knight-Bruce: that is Louisa Knight Bruce
, whose husband was a bishop in Africa. Bruce's Life of Khama treats a South... |
| Violence | Bessie Head | After a violent episode (an attack on a concerned neighbour) she posted a signed public notice accusing the President, Seretse Khama
, of crimes including having the Vice-President secretly murdered. |
Timeline
July 1949: The British government set up a judicial...
National or international item
July 1949
The British government set up a judicial enquiry into Seretse Khama
's succession as chieftain of the Bangwato people of Bechuanaland; his marriage to a white woman, Ruth Williams, was felt to rule him...
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