In 1957 EsKia Mphahele left his home in South Africa for what became 20 years in exile. First to Nigeria and then on to England, Kenya, Zambia and the US before finally returning home in 1977. He became the first Black man to to be offered a chair at the Wits [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "EsKia Mphahlele - Writer & Activist: 17-12-1919 - 27-10-2008", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/11/eskia_mphahlele_-_writer_activist_17-12-1919_-_27-10-2008.html" });