In the book Country of My Skull, author Antjie Krog uncovers the countless human rights violations that took place during South African apartheid. South African apartheid, meaning separate or apart, was a system of racial segregation in South Africa. Under this corrupt system of racial segregation, South Africa's minority group or white Afrikaners unfairly dominated the majority group, black South Africans. During this period, black South Africans were unjustly subjected to punishments such as torture, kidnapping, murder and other gross and horrific human rights violations. However, after the abolition of apartheid, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a commission with the aim of restorative justice. In other words, the main goal of the TRC was to motivate a broken nation, as well as the rest of the world, not only to discover the truth, but also to recognize the true extent of gross human rights violations which took place. To achieve this goal of national unity, it was necessary to take a big step in the right direction. By creating the TRC, not only were the truths and past human rights violations revealed by victims as well as perpetrators, but victims were ultimately able to gain a sense of healing and restoration by giving their first-hand testimonies in order to move forward. in their lives and help create a more unified and integrated South Africa. In addition to achieving its goal of uncovering gross human rights violations and giving victims of the apartheid system a chance to reveal the suffering and deprivation of human rights they endured, it also made it almost impossible... middle of paper ...you inherit. I snatch you from the death of oblivion. I tell your story, complete your end, you who once whispered beside me in the dark” (Krog 38). This reveals Krog's true goal and desire to prevent the truth from dying with its victims by publicly demonstrating the truth about apartheid to everyone, whether they wish to listen or not. Throughout Krog's narration and reporting of the TRC testimonies, she leaves the voice of the victim or liberation hero alone, but she offers her feelings of guilt and harsh revelations, as well as her emotional response and physical to the TRC when she accepts the hatred that has taken hold of her nation of birth. In this way, Krog offers himself to those who have been hurt and victimized to not only ask for forgiveness, but also to have a chance to move forward as a unified South African, regardless of race..