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Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela5/31/2023 I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. On 20 April 1964 he made his famous “Speech from the Dock”: “It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die” In October 1963 he was put on trial again, this time for sabotage. On his return, he was arrested for leaving the country without a permit and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. He travelled around Africa and Europe trying to gather support for armed struggle against apartheid. In January 1962 Mandela secretly left South Africa. He also helped to form a paramilitary organisation, Umkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation) to carry out guerrilla warfare against the government. A painting of the Sharpeville Massacre of March 1960.ĭays before the Treason Trial ended, Mandela began to plan for more direct action including a national strike scheduled for 29, 30 and 31 March 1961.
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