Ron Dellums was a leader in the Anti-Apartheid movement as Representative from the 9th U.S. Congressional District and was the 48th Mayor of Oakland.
Ronald V. Dellums
By: Piper Dellums from Idyllwild
Ronald V. Dellums
is a former U.S. Congressman who fought against apartheid in South Africa.
Family Hero: Ronald V. Dellums
My father is my hero and the hero of the invisible, the oppressed, depressed, lost, shattered, despised, abused, faceless and nameless all over the world- from the addicted to the incarcerated, from the healed to the crippled, the activist to the veteran, the wealthy to the homeless, the peace monger, the Eve's and Esther's, to those longing for freedom and human dignities in every race, gender, sexual orientation and faith painted in distinction on the great canvas of the human condition.
Piper Dellums speaks about her father at a MY HERO Nelson Mandela Day event
Produced by:The MY HERO Project
She recounts the story of having a white South African foreign exchange student come to live with her Black family during apartheid.
