"The way I got the news of his arrest was terrible. . . . Part of my soul went with him at that time."

Winnie Mandela was one of South Africa's most visible apartheid foes. She was a "banned" person in her country, living under virtual house arrest and forbidden to address public gatherings or meet with more than one person at a time. For twenty-three years she endured a forced separation from her husband, Nelson Mandela. Here, in interviews and letters, she tells the story of her life and political development.