Quote by: Miriam Makeba

I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit.


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Author Bio


  • NameMiriam Makeba
  • DescriptionSouth African singer and civil rights activist
  • AliasesMama Africa
  • BornMarch 4, 1932
  • DiedNovember 10, 2008
  • CountrySouth Africa
  • ProfessionSinger
  • WorksA Promise
  • AwardsCommandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Polar Music Prize