Moreover, when did Alan Paton die?
April 12, 1988
Subsequently, question is, is Alan Paton white? Alan Paton (Pay-ton) 1903-1988. A rarity in his time, Paton was a white man in a country of oppressed blacks who fought for their freedom and believed in their worth. It has been said that Paton was "the man who pulled up the barbed wire fence and planted geraniums" in South Africa.
Besides, was Alan Paton religious?
His Christianity was not only why apartheid was so offensive to him; its emphasis on forgiveness and reconciliation also showed him the only way forward for the new South Africa. Paton went where his beliefs led him, whatever the cost to himself. As he said, he could do no other.
Where did Alan Paton live?
Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg in the Colony of Natal (now South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province), the son of a civil servant. After attending Maritzburg College, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Natal in his hometown, followed by a diploma in education.
