From 1953 until 1989 HELEN SUZMAN served as an Opposition Member of the South African Parliament. SUZMAN was a pioneering political leader in the fight against apartied and anti-semitism. For thirteen years she was the sole representative in the Parliament to reject race discrimination. In her book, "In No Certain Terms: A South African Memoir" (Knopf), she explains how she used her status to gain access to places out of bounds to the general public--prisons, black townships and "resettlement areas"--and how she came to know Nelson Mandella and other political prisoners.
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