In 1976, while imprisoned on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela secretly
wrote the bulk of his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. The
manuscript was to be smuggled out by fellow prisoner Mac Maharaj on
his release later that year. Maharaj also urged Mandela and other
prominent political prisoners to write essays on South Africa's
political future. These were smuggled out with Mandela's
autobiography and are now published for the first time.
Written by Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Govan Mbeki,
and four other leaders of the anti-apartheid movement, these essays
provide a rare view of their thinking at a critical point in the
liberation struggle, on the eve of the 1976 Soweto Uprising. The
leaders describe their philosophies, strategies, and hopes. They
debate such crucial issues as violent versus nonviolent forms of
struggle, diversity and unity, the ideological challenge of the
Black Consciousness movement, and how to accommodate different
interpretations of African nationalism.
The book begins with a foreword by Desmond Tutu and a
contextualizing introduction by Maharaj. Then come two essays by
Mandela and one each by Sisulu, Kathrada, Mbeki, Billy Nair, John
Pokela, Eddie Daniels, and Andimba Toivo ya Toivo. Each essay is
preceded by a short biography of the author, a description of his
life in prison, and a pencil sketch by a black South African
artist.
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