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lynch626 's review for:
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela
This book was looooooong! It traces Nelson Mandela's life from his early childhood to his release from prison. Notable milestones include:
-birth in the village of Mvezo
-being sent to the "Great Place" palace at Mqhekezweni, where he lived under the guardianship of the reagent Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo after his father's death
-schooling at Clarkebury, Healdtown, and Fort Hare
-escaping to Johannesburg to avoid an arraged marraige and finding a way to eeke out a living there as a law clerk
-studying law at the University of Witwatersrand
-joining the ANC
-touring South Africa & Africa to explain the ideals of the ANC and their wish for the end of apartheid and for equality for all South Africans
-imprisonment on Robben island
-release from prison and continued civils rights work
Overall, I thought the book was extremely inspiring. In my life right now, I do not feel like I am pursuing a passion or working toward a goal. My greatest wish is to find something (decide on something...) to fight for with the tenacity, patience and kind heartedness that Mandela displayed throughout his life and fight for freedom.
-birth in the village of Mvezo
-being sent to the "Great Place" palace at Mqhekezweni, where he lived under the guardianship of the reagent Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo after his father's death
-schooling at Clarkebury, Healdtown, and Fort Hare
-escaping to Johannesburg to avoid an arraged marraige and finding a way to eeke out a living there as a law clerk
-studying law at the University of Witwatersrand
-joining the ANC
-touring South Africa & Africa to explain the ideals of the ANC and their wish for the end of apartheid and for equality for all South Africans
-imprisonment on Robben island
-release from prison and continued civils rights work
Overall, I thought the book was extremely inspiring. In my life right now, I do not feel like I am pursuing a passion or working toward a goal. My greatest wish is to find something (decide on something...) to fight for with the tenacity, patience and kind heartedness that Mandela displayed throughout his life and fight for freedom.