Mandela

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1986

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Nelson and Winnie Mandela are an integral part of black South Africa's struggle for civil rights . Since Nelson's imprisonment twenty years ago, Winnie has emerged as a major force in her own right. In this documentary, Winnie recounts her arrival in Johannesburg in the 1950's to become one of the first black social workers, her marriage to lawyer and African National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela, and her incarceration and torture by government officials. Archival footage, photographs and interviews provide an historical overview of black resistance from the 1950's to the present. Significant events include: the women's uprising against the passbook laws, the Sharpeville Massacre, and the Soweto students' uprising.

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