William “Bloke” Modisane Archives - Consciousness.co.za Magazine https://consciousness.co.za/tag/william-bloke-modisane/ Arts and African History Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:01:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 William “Bloke” Modisane https://consciousness.co.za/william-bloke-modisane/ https://consciousness.co.za/william-bloke-modisane/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:01:10 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=13578 Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za William ‘Bloke’ Modisane was born on 28 August 1923. He grew up in Sophiatown, a multiracial suburb in Johannesburg. His father was murdered and sister died from malnutrition at a very young age. His mother resorted to running a shebeen in order to provide the family with livelihood means. Modisane wrote that: My [...]

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