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LongWalkToFreedom–AutobiographyofNelsonMandela NelsonMandela’sautobiographyisaveryfascinatingbook.Itisthestoryofoneofthetrulygreatestmenofthe20thCentury.The768-pageaccountofMandela’slifefromhisowneyesissorivetingthatnofurthermotivationthanopeningthefirstpageisrequired. Mandelatakesyouthroughhischildhood;describingindetailstheeventsthatshapedhislife.HedescribesthelossofhisfatheratagenineandhissubsequentdislocationtolivewithrelativesattheRoyalhousehold.Thenyouaretakenthroughhisschoolingyears.Adetaileddescriptionofhiscircumcision BooksrelatedtoLongWalktoFreedom Poweredbyatagesixteenisgiven. ItisinterestingthataninnocuousoccasionlikefleeinganarrangedmarriagedroveMandelatoJohannesburg.ItwasinJohannesburgthatheawakenedasapoliticalactivist.Herehemetallthekeyplayersinthestruggleagainstwhitedominationandbecamesodeeplyinvolvedinpoliticsthatitdestroyedhisfirstmarriage. MandelawasreluctanttojointhearmedstrugglewhichwasagitatedforbymostofthemembersofANCYouthwing.OncehewaspersuadedtojointhestruggleMandelaappliedhimselfpassionatelytohisnewfoundvocation.ItisremarkablethathismeetingwithanotherstruggleiconWalterSisuluin1940striggerredafriendshipthatwouldlastsix-decadesthroughtrials,prisonandfreedom. MandelamarriedWinnieMandelaamidtheturmoilofthestrugglearoundhim.Asaresulttheyoungcoupleneverenjoyednormalfamilylife.Mandelawasconstantlybeingharassedbyauthoritiesuntilheleftthecountrytojointhearmedstruggle. OnreturnMandelawhohadbecomeonethemostwantedfugitivewasarrestedandchargedwithtreasoninthefamousRivoniaTreasonTrial.ItisherethatMandela’sfamouswordswereuttered: “DuringmylifetimeIhavededicatedmyselftothisstruggleoftheAfricanpeople.Ihavefoughtagainstwhitedomination;Ihavefoughtagainstblackdomination.Ihavecherishedtheideaofademocraticandfreesocietyinwhichallpersonsliveinharmonyandwithequalopportunities.ItisanidealwhichIhopetoliveforandtoachieve.Butifneedsbe,itisanidealforwhichIampreparedtodie”(pp.438) Thisspeechutteredashisclosingargumentwastofiretheimaginationofparticipantsoftheant