Rounded up in a group of other anti-apartheid activists under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act, designed for the security police to hold and interrogate people for as long as they wanted, she was taken away. This was the start for Winnie Mandela of a 491-day period of detention and two trials.
Forty-one years after her release on 14 September 1970, Greta Soggot, the widow of David Soggot, one of Winnie Mandela’s advocates during the 1969/1970 trials, handed her a stack of papers that included a journal and notes that she had written in detention.
491 Days: Prisoner number 1323/69 shares with the world Winnie Mandela’s moving and compelling journal as well as some of the letters written between affected parties at the time. Readers gain insight into the brutality she experienced, her depths of despair as well as her resilience and defiance under extreme pressure.
This book was co-edited by Swati Dlamini and Sahm Venter with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
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Rounded up in a group of other anti-apartheid activists under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act, designed for the security police to hold and interrogate people for as long as they wanted, she was taken away. This was the start for Winnie Mandela of a 491-day period of detention and two trials.
Forty-one years after her release on 14 September 1970, Greta Soggot, the widow of David Soggot, one of Winnie Mandela’s advocates during the 1969/1970 trials, handed her a stack of papers that included a journal and notes that she had written in detention.
491 Days: Prisoner number 1323/69 shares with the world Winnie Mandela’s moving and compelling journal as well as some of the letters written between affected parties at the time. Readers gain insight into the brutality she experienced, her depths of despair as well as her resilience and defiance under extreme pressure.
This book was co-edited by Swati Dlamini and Sahm Venter with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Imprint | Picador Africa |
Country of origin | South Africa |
Series | Picador Africa Heritage Series |
Release date | September 2017 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 5 - 10 working days |
Authors | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela Foundation Nelson Mandela Foundation |
Editors | Swati Dlamini, Sahm Venter |
Dimensions | 220 x 120 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 249 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-77010-563-8 |
Barcode | 9781770105638 |
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LSN | 1-77010-563-8 |