Milner Langa Kabane Fort Hare Alumni, GCOB (18 June 1900 – 1945) was an educator, newspaper editor (Imvo Zabantsundu), human rights activist and a pioneer of the first "Bill of Rights" version in South Africa, which was unanimously adopted by many progressive organisations including the African National Congress in 1943. Early life and education Milner Langa Kabane was a political activist, born in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. Kabane studied at Heald-town and was one of the first three students to graduate from South African Native College (University of Fort Hare), earning a bachelor's degree and a teaching diploma in 1925. He earned a prize of 10 Guineas for Best Mathematical Student, which was presented by Senator A.W. Roberts in 1922 and completed his B.A. degree, cum laude. What distinguished the first group (Matthews, Ntlabati and others) was that they received lectures once or twice a year as the rest was self-study. A full report is available in 1928, Thirteenth Year, South African Native College (University of Fort Hare) Calendar, which motivated and garnered financial support for the establishment of the University of Fort Hare. The Calendar cited their performance as an epitome of excellence. Career Kabane started his career as a teacher and later taught at Lovedale College, near Alice. He also wrote many articles for Imvo Zabantsundu as both a journalist and editor of the Xhosa Newspaper. Whilst at Lovedale College, he groomed and taught many leaders, where he was later also appointed as a principal of that mission school. At the helm of Lovedale, some of his white colleagues took exception to be led by an African and duly conspired for his demotion. However, Kabane remained steadfast in augmenting his qualifications and went to Yale University in the United States to study the Principles of Education and Psychology of Education. Returning from Yale, he went to teach at the Bloemfontein Bantu High School in the Orange Free State from the late 1930s and it was in that province where he became active in politics. In Bloemfontein, he stayed on the same street as Mr. T. M. Mapikela, Honorary Life Speaker, A.N.C., Executive member of the African National Congress. Kabane was the president of (1) the Orange Free State Teachers' Association, (2) a member of the Africans' Claims committee and the (3) Orange Free State All African Convention (AAC) executive committee. He was instrumental in organising and formulating the first