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Part 2: The Underground Movement (1960-1964)

Series: Mandela: An Audio History
From: Radio Diaries
Length: 00:15:17

Part 2 of a five-part series on South Africa's struggle against apartheid. Read the full description.
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In 1960, with the African National Congress banned, the movement, went underground. Faced with increased government crackdown, Mandela launched Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a military wing of the ANC and the armed struggle began. Two years later, he was arrested and sentenced for high treason. Mandela and eight others are sentenced to life in prison. Hosted by Desmond Tutu. See series information for more text, promos, website, etc.

Broadcast History

This five-part radio series aired on NPR's All Things Considered every day during the week of April 26 to mark the 10th anniversary of South Africa's first democratic election.

Transcript

MANDELA: An Audio History
THE UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT (1960-1964)

NPR HOST: In the 1950's, South Africa began one of the most extreme experiments in racial separation the world had ever seen.

ARCHIVAL SPEECH: Our policy is one which is called by the Afrikaans word "Apartheid"
which could much better be described as a policy of good neighborliness.

NPR HOST: Apartheid was a creation of the National Party. It went far beyond mere segregation. Each race would be confined to its own area...with whites controlling the vast majority of the country...and blacks in their demarcated "homelands."

It was in this strange landscape that young Nelson Mandela and his comrades began their push to break the white domination of the country.

This week, we are marking the 10th anniversary of South Africa's first
multi-racial election with the series, Mandela: An Audio History by produ...
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