<p>A bold and innovative social history, <em>The Seed is Mine </em>concerns disenfranchised black people who did so much to shape the destiny of South Africa. After years of interviews with Kas Maine and his neighbours, employers, friends, and family &ndash; a rare triumph of collaborative courage and dedication &ndash; Charles van Onselen has recreated the entire life of a man who struggled to maintain his family in a world dedicated to enriching whites and impoverishing blacks, while South Africa was tearing them apart.</p>