Let Freedom Reign

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Henry Russell. Let Freedom Reign

Contents

Nelson Mandela. Myth • Man • Magician

Introduction

Chapter 1. Political Awakening (1948–61)

Lisping in Numbers. Presidential Address at the Annual Conference of the ANC Youth League, Bloemfontein, December 1951

Spreading the Word. Liberation magazine, June 1953

The State Strikes the First Blow. 5 December 1956

The Sharpeville Massacre. 21 March 1960

Chapter 2. In Captivity (1962–89)

‘I am prepared to die’ Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964

Temptations and Traps. Pollsmoor Prison, 10 February 1985

Meeting with Botha. Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 5 July 1989

Chapter 3. Release and Triumph (1990–94)

Into the Light. City Hall, Cape Town, 11 February 1990

Return to London. Wembley Stadium, 16 April 1990

Flash of Anger. Kempton Park, South Africa, 20 December 1991

Nobel Laureate. Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1993

Let Freedom Reign. Pretoria, 10 May 1994

Chapter 4. President of South Africa (1994–99)

Strengthening Ties. ANC Conference, Bloemfontein, 17 December 1994

Truth and Reconciliation. Cape Town, 9 February 1996

Farewell Speech to Parliament. Cape Town, 26 March 1999

Chapter 5. In Retirement (1999–)

Support for Successor. 13th International AIDS Conference, Durban, 14 July 2000

Funeral Tribute to Walter Sisulu. Croesus Cemetery, Bosmont, Johannesburg, 17 May 2003

Democratic Decade. Cape Town, 10 May 2004

Make Poverty History. Trafalgar Square, London, 3 February 2005

Grateful Valediction. Hyde Park, London, 28 June 2008

Acknowledgements

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Foreword by André Brink Nelson Mandela: Myth • Man • Magician

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The new party’s statement of principles thus far contents itself with the broad generalizations without any attempt to interpret them or define their practical application in the South African context. It then proceeds to announce ‘that no person (should) be debarred from participation in the government or other democratic processes of the country by reason only of race, colour, or creed’. But here the neo-Liberals abandon the safe ground of generalization and stipulate explicitly ‘that political rights based on a common franchise roll be extended to all SUITABLY QUALIFIED persons. This question-begging formulation will not for long enable our Liberals to evade the fundamental issue: which persons are ‘suitably qualified’?

The democratic principle is ‘one adult, one vote’. The Liberals obviously differ from this well-known conception. They are, therefore, obliged to state an alternative theory of their own. This they have, so far, failed to do. The African National Congress… [stands] for votes for all… Does the Liberal Party support this demand? Historical reality demands a plain and unequivocal answer…

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