Alice is a quaint little town situated 20 kilometres to the
east of Fort Beaufort. Alice grew around a military encampment known as Fort
Hare. It became well known as a mission centre, with Presbyterian missionaries
founding a famous educational centre known as Lovedale.
This small town is well known as it is the site of the
University of Fort Hare, the alma mater of Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and
many other leading political figures in the liberation movement and the
government.
Alice is a fascinating and historical place; however, you
will get little out of it without the aid of a knowledgeable guide. The
University of Fort Hare was established as a place of higher education of black
graduates from Lovedale and other schools. It is the repository of the archives
of the African National Congress and houses one of the most significant
collections of African art on the continent.
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