ANC（アフリカ民族会議）の初代議長デューベ。19世紀のアメリカでのデューベが受けた教育と、政治的・経済的独立を求めての彼の闘いのつながりを見出し、今日の民主的な南アフリカにおける彼の不朽の伝説を描く。

The life and work of John Langalibalele Dube(1871-1946), who co-founded the African National Congress in 1912(before Nelson Mandela was born) and served as its first president until 1917. "Oberlin-Inanda" connects Dube's education in 19th century United States with his struggle for political and economic independence and celebrates his enduring legacy in today's democratic South Africa.

型破りな米国人宣教師ウィルコックスは白人支配体制への内側からの楔とすべくズールーの青年に米国で教育を与える。青年は後に黒人解放運動の大きな推進力となったANC初代議長デューベ。南ア・米国の知られざる絆が語られる。

Cheríf Keïta traces the intimate connections between the legendary first president of the ANC, John Dube, and Americans William and Idabelle Wilcox, a pair of long-forgotten 19th-century renegade missionaries. He convincingly shows how their friendship stands as major landmark in the struggle for black liberation and democracy in South Africa.