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Let's Talk About Rick Turner

Rick Turner
Rick Turner

Personal reflections on Rick Turner, the South African philosopher and trade unionist assassinated in 1978, by Peter Hudson.

Submitted by red jack on December 3, 2016
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He was himself constitutionally averse to authority and command – chains, and everything that smacked of the Party and its Truth.

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  • South Africa
  • Rick Turner
  • The Durban Moment
  • Peter Hudson

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