Episode Info
ìFreedom. It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die,î says 44-year-old Nelson Mandela just before he is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the South African government in Justin Chadwickís reverent but rousing Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. The facts of Mandelaís influential work to end apartheid, from his early days as a lawyer in Johannesburg to his rise in the African National Congress, as well as his 27-year imprisonment and ultimate release and election as South African president, are well-known, and Chadwickís straightforward retelling of his story doesnít offer any new i...