Eleventh Annual NAACP Image Award (1978): Stevie Wonder Perpetual Award

Minneapolis Freedom of the City (1997)

Atlanta Freedom of the City (1997)

National Institute for Public Interest Law and Research Award (2000)

Eastern Cape Heroes Award (2001)

Presidential Awards (2002)

Black Management Forum Lifetime Achievers Award (2004)

The King Hintsha Bravery Award (2005)

Vodacom Lifetime Achiever Award (2006)

The Literary Posthumous Award (2011)