Garfield Todd: The End of the Liberal Dream in Rhodesia

Susan Woodhouse

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Against the backdrop of a politically approved view that Europeans did little to further the Zimbabwean nationalist freedom movements before Independence in 1980, this book will help to nail that misconception against a wall.�The story of Garfield Todd and his various roles as Christian missionary, liberal prime minister of southern Rhodesia, high-profile opponent of UDI and its architect Ian Smith from 1965 to 1980, will surely be an eye-opener for many young people in central and southern Africa, who may never have heard of this great man who spent his life in education and public service. The role of Garfield Todd and some of the people who worked with him has been effectively airbrushed from the pages of the official Zimbabwean story. Why? is the question. Susan Woodhouse gives us the answer by telling the story of a small but influential group of men and women who dared swim against the racial current in Africa after the Second World War. It�s a story told with warmth, personal insight and often great humour. This Edinburgh-based author, who Sir Garfield said knew the Todds better than anyone else, has introduced a small but dedicated group of long forgotten activists to�a new generation of readers.

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• Publié par: Weaver Press
• Date de parution: 17 avril 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 3
• EAN13: 9781779223241
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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Map of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953–1963
Map of Southern Rhodesia 1890–1980
Foreword by Lawrence Vambe
Author’s Note
Acknowledgements
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Chronology
PART I – SCOTTISH BACKGROUND
1. The Todd Family
22.. NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd,, 11886655
33.. GGrraaccee WWiillssoonn’’ss FFaammiillyy
PART II – DADAYA MISSION
4. Southern Rhodesia, 1934
5. 13 July 1934
66.. BBaabbeess iinn tthhee BBuusshh
77.. TThhaatt tthheeyy mmaayy bbeeccoommee LLeeaaddeerrss
8. Girls at Dadaya
9. The Village Churches and Schools
10. Matters Medical
11. 1937: The Dadaya Family
1122.. TThhee DDaaddaayyaa SScchheemmeess
1133.. WWaarr ccoommeess ttoo DDaaddaayyaa
14. Furlough, 1941–2
15. Judith
16. A Wider Horizon
17. The Post-War World, 1945–7
18. A Double Life
1199.. HHookkoonnuuii RRaanncchh
20. The Dadaya Strike
21. A Bigger Picture, 1948–51
22. Politics, 1949–53
23. Last Days at Dadaya Mission
24. Grace Todd
PART III – PRIME MINISTER OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA
25. The Succession; Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia
26. December 1953 to February 1954
27. The Eighth Parliament
28. The Land Apportionment Act (1930)
2299.. TThhee EEccoonnoommyy:: WWoorrkkiinngg wwiitthh tthhee FFeeddeerraall GGoovveerrnnmmeenntt
3300.. TThhee DDaamm CCoonnttrroovveerrssyy:: KKaarriibbaa vvss KKaaffuuee
31. Pause for Thought: Visit to the UK, 1954
32. African Affairs (I)
33. Visit to the USA and Canada, 1955
34. 1956: A Year of Crucial Importance
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37. Unrest in Southern Rhodesia: Harari Bus Boycott and Railway Strike
38. A Break from Politics39. Year of Impending Crisis: 1957
40. The Industrial Conciliation Bill
41. African Education, 1957
4422.. TThhee IImmmmoorraalliittyy MMoottiioonn
4433.. TThhee SSoouutthheerrnn RRhhooddeessiiaa FFrraanncchhiissee
44. The Federation, 1957
45. The Rise of the African National Congress
46. Party Fusion and the Growing Crisis
47. ‘Is this the Beginning of the End for Todd?’
48. The Crisis Breaks
4499.. CCaauuccuuss MMeeeettiinngg aanndd SSeeccoonndd CCaabbiinneett
50. ‘An Uneasy Month’
51. ‘Fateful Congress’
52. ‘Let the Dust Settle’
53. Two Prime Ministers: 9 February to 23 April 1958
54. 8,000 Miles to the Wilderness
5555.. ‘‘IItt wwaass aallrreeaaddyy ttoooo LLaattee’’
PART IV – ‘INSPIRING AND PROPHETIC UNGUIDED MISSILE’, JULY 1958 TO
DECEMBER 1960
56. A Heaviness of Heart
57. The Shooting Starts (January to June 1959)
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60. Exit the Colonial Office
61. Exit Garfield Todd, Politician
62. The Monckton Commission: Exit Federation?
63. Southern Rhodesia: No Exit
PART V – CO-OPERATING WITH THE INEVITABLE, 1961 TO APRIL 1980
64. The Rancher – 1961
65. Southern Rhodesia and the United Nations – 1962
66. ‘Victory over Hypocrisy’ – 1963
67. Enter Ian Douglas Smith – 1964
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6699.. NNaammeelleessss aatt HHookkoonnuuii –– 11996666
70. Between the Talks – 1967
71. Talking Again – 1968
72. Cutting the British Strings – 1969
73. The Republic of Rhodesia – 1970
74. An Anglo – Rhodesian Settlement? – 1971
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76. The Pearce Report – 1972
77. Normal Restriction Order – 1972–4
78. ‘A Zimbabwe Man’ – 1975 – 6
79. A Free Man – 1976
80. The War comes to Hokonui Ranch – 1977
8811.. SSmmiitthh’’ss RRhhooddeessiiaann SSoolluuttiioonn –– 11997788
8822.. FFaacciinngg RReeaalliittiieess aatt LLaasstt –– 11997799
83. Death Throes of an Illegal Regime – 1979–80
84. ‘This Peculiar, Rogue Colony’ – 1980
PART VI – ZIMBABWE, 1980–92
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8866.. TThhee NNeeww EErraa –– 11998811––33
87. ‘Life is a Mixture’ – 1983–5
88. ‘Fifty Marvellous Years’ – 1983–689. Sir Garfield and Lady Todd – 1986–7
90. Tributes and Tribulations – 1988–90
91. Last Years at Hokonui Ranch – 1990–2
PART VII – RETIREMENT, 1992-2002
92. Bulawayo – 1992-5
93. ‘This Haven of Peace and Security’ – 1996–9
94. Sadness and Serenity – 1999–2000
95. ‘Her Name is Grace’ – 2001
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Sources
Select Bibliography
IndexLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
((TToodddd ffaammiillyy aarrcchhiivveess uunnlleessss ootthheerrwwiissee ssttaatteedd))
1. Thomas Todd (I) (1823-1908), Garfield’s grandfather (photo: NZ Early Settlers’ Museumm))..
2. Thomas Todd (II) (1862-1936), Garfield’s father, with his grandmother Elizabeth (néee
Wright) (1832-1929).
3. Mrs Edith Todd (née Scott) (1883-1957), wife of Thomas Todd (II), and Garfield’s mothheerr..
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TToodddd ((II)) ((pphhoottoo:: ccoouurrtteessyy ooff HHaarrccoouurrttss HHoollmmwwoooodd,, IInnvveerrccaarrggiillll))..
5. Students at Dunedin Bible College, Glen Leith, Dunedin, 1930. Garfield in middle of bacckk
row.
6. Garfield and his sister Stella (Mrs Salisbury) on his motorcycle.
7. Garfield and his wife, Grace (Wilson) (1911-2001), selected by the Church of Christ to ggoo
ttoo DDaaddaayyaa MMiissssiioonn,, SShhaabbaannii,, SSoouutthheerrnn RRhhooddeessiiaa ((pphhoottoo:: AACCCCNNZZ))..
88.. GGrraaccee aatt hheerr ddeesskk aass hheeaaddmmiissttrreessss ooff DDaaddaayyaa SScchhooooll..
9. Garfield grinding corn with the help of his car, watched by adopted daughter Alycenn
(1932-2003) and Mr Milton Vickery of the NZ Church of Christ.
10. Large classroom block built by Garfield, staff and boys of Dadaya School, with brickss
made by them.
11. Garfield at the brick kiln, 1938.
1122.. GGaarrffiieelldd wwiitthh sscchhoooolltteeaacchheerrss DDaavviidd MMkkwwaannaannzzii aanndd JJoorraamm SSiibbaannddaa,, aanndd tthhee RReevv..
Ndabambi Hlambelo.
13. Garfield with the first daughter he delivered, Judith, 1943.
14. Garfield campaigns in the 1946 general election in Insiza constituency.
15. Grace and Judith in Cecil Square, Salisbury, after the Opening of Parliament in 1946.
16. Todds visit New Zealand in 1949: Alycen, Grace with Cynthia (born 1948, also deliveredd
bbyy GGaarrffiieelldd)),, RRuuaa MMccCCuulllloocchh ((AAllyycceenn’’ss nnuurrssee aanndd ccoommppaanniioonn aanndd tthheenn hheerr ssiisstteerrss’’)) aanndd
JJuuddiitthh..
17. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association visit by Southern Rhodesian MPs to Kenyaa,,
1954: Garfield and A. D. H. (‘Paddy’) Lloyd in sombre mood after visiting Mau Mauu
prison camps.
18. USA Voice of America interview, 1955.
19. The Todds with Grace’s sister, Elsie Barham from New Zealand, at the Opening off
PPaarrlliiaammeenntt,, JJuullyy 11995555..
20. Camping at Mana Pools on the Zambezi River, 1957: Rupert Fothergill (Governmentt
Game Warden), Sir Robert Tredgold (acting Governor of Southern Rhodesia and Federall
Chief Justice), Garfield, Archie Fraser (Chief Game Warden) and Mr Nysshens,
elephantt-hunter.
21. Sir Robert Tredgold, Garfield Todd and the Queen Mother, Southern Rhodesia, 1957.
2222.. HHaarrddwwiicckkee HHoollddeerrnneessss wwiitthh LLoosstt CChhaannccee,, hhiiss bbrriilllliiaanntt aaccccoouunntt ooff tthhee eeiigghhtth