Title: The ochre people
First published: 1963
Description: From the age of thirteen, Noni Jabavu was schooled in England, and continued to live there for many years. In 1955 she returned to South Africa for a three-month stay. She visited her father, Professor D.D.T. Jabavu, of Fort Hare, as well as relatives in the Eastern Cape and Johannesburg. The Ochre People, first published in 1963, is a poignant account of her trip, and contains vivid and perceptive memories of the country she loved and of the people she met.
Subjects: Blacks, Description and travel, Journeys, Social conditions, Social life and customs, Travel, Manners and customs, Blacks, south africa, South africa, description and travel, Black people
Places: South Africa
People: Noni Jabavu