Colin Legum's writings, 1940-1980 (inclusive), [microform].

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Colin Legum's writings, 1940-1980 (inclusive), [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122387132

The collection consists of Colin Legum's writings on Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, and the British Commonwealth.

40 microfiches.

Yale University Library

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Legum, Colin

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Colin Legum was born in Kestall, Orange Free State, South Africa, on January 3, 1919. He began a career in journalism in 1935 and held successive positions as copy boy, senior crime reporter, political correspondent, editor, and newspaper founder. Legum became active in politics in 1938 as a member of the South African Labour Party. In 1949, because he saw no immediate future for his work or political views, Legum left South Africa to pursue his journalistic career in London. In 1953 he joined T...