In Winnie Mandela’s trials and tribulations we have in microcosm the experiences of thousands of wives and mothers of political prisoners and detainees who pass through the dungeons of the apartheid regime. These torments inflicted on one woman are a vivid example of the ruthless persecution to which opponents of racism and apartheid are subjected.

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Published excerpt of a speech given by Adelaide Tambo on Winnie Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at Haverford College, Pennsylvania to accept the honorary Doctorate of Law bestowed on Mrs Winnie Mandela by the college.

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