Letters from his publisher, Robin Denniston, urging him to proceed with the book, 1955; letters from friends and admirers of the book, 1956-1958, including Jim Bailey, Elspeth Huxley and Violet Milner, and a letter from the Dramatic Publishing Company about dramatizing the book, 1958.

Draft chapters and suggested amendments from various sources including: suggested alterations to the draft manuscript by Albert Luthuli (typescript); draft chapter on Walter Sisulu, with Sisulu's corrections and a covering letter; manuscript notes on Fatima Meer; two letters from Joe Matthews containing corrections; draft chapter on Lilian Ngoyi and her manuscript corrections; draft chapter on Ismail Meer, with his manuscript corrections; pink autobiographical notes by Ismail Meer; letter…