A Global History of Apartheid

    [1]     In many ways, Bram Fischer, the grandson of the prime minster of the Orange River Colony, had made the greatest sacrifice of all.   No matter what I suffered in my pursuit of freedom, I always took strength from the fact that I was fighting with and for my own people.   Bram was a free man who fought against his own people to ensure the freedom of others.                                                                               Nelson Mandela  [2]   When looking at prominent political trials, it is usual for the focus to be upon those who are being prosecuted.   Sometimes, however, another story can be discovered in the background when attention is spared for other players involved in the proceedings.   This is certainly the case with the Rivonia trial.   The life of the lead advocate for the defence, Bram Fischer, was one of great commitment and sacrifice in his participation in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa.   In 1966, two years after repres