Summary

In “In Celebration of Walls” by Frank Lewinberg, the sender claims that walls are a symbol of Johannesburg’s past and present, from the apartheid regime (a system of racial segregation) to the present socio-political situation in the country. He remembers growing up in a northern part of Johannesburg, in a neighbourhood strictly reserved for white people, which was similar to European and North American cities.

When he was young, there were few walls in his part of the city, and the writer felt free and safe to cycle during the day or stroll during the night. But this was only because of the invisible walls raised around the area by the apartheid state.

The white people felt safe because the police kept black people out at night and surveyed …