Noted for his academic prowess, quick wit, and tireless struggle both for pan-Africanist ideals and for the political emancipation of South Africans living under apartheid, Archie Mafeje has been hailed as a giant not only as a thinker, but also as a human being. His work addressed a broad range of issues critical to sub-Saharan Africa, among them agrarian reform, democracy, the politics of revolution, and even social science methods. In this compelling biography, Bongani Nyoka discusses the influences on Mafeje’s intellectual development, presents and contextualizes a selection of his writing, and reflects on his legacy.