2002
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
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What began as a statement by an accused prisonor became, over the 29 minutes it took Mandela to deliver it, his best known and most important speech. It was a recounting of his story up to that point, an expression of his views and a morally forceful argument on behalf of his cause.
Excerpts from 'An ideal I am prepared to die for' and other memorable speeches by Mandela.
“My political beliefs have been explained in my autobiography, The Struggle Is My Life.” —Nelson Mandela.
Organized chronologically and divided by the four venues in which he was held as a sentenced prisoner, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela begins in Pretoria Local Prison, where Mandela was held following his 1962 trial.
“Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history—and then go out and change it.
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