Liberation struggle hero Dr Xuma to be re-buried on Sunday
Dr Xuma passed away in January 1962 in Johannesburg and was buried in the Brixton cemetery in Johannesburg.Dr Xuma was the first black South African to become a medical doctor.
He attained his education with the aid of supportive white Americans who gave rise to his enduring belief in multi-racial partnerships and propelled him to become an advocate of racial integration and equal medical education for Africans.Subsequently, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Luthuli in Gold for his exceptional contribution to the struggle for freedom and against colonialism on the African continent.
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