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Nelson Mandela’s “I am Prepared to Die” Speech on Being Sentenced to Life Imprisonment with Hard Labor
The History Place – TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Dec 2013
In 1962 Mandela was arrested for his opposition to the white government and its apartheid policies against the nonwhite majority. In 1964 the government brought further charges including sabotage, high treason and conspiracy to overthrow the government. This is Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of his defense in the 1964 trial.
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