Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Everyone believed that all power and authority flowed down from the top: God(s) ruled kings, kings ruled the masses, masters ruled slaves, men ruled women, and parents ruled children. No one believed that the individual had any inborn authority or that the individual person should be respected or nurtured.

This cruel reality provoked two reactions. One was the rise of political and military movements dedicated to overthrowing the system. The best known is the African National Congress, later led by Nelson Mandela. The other was the eventual response of the international community that included economic and political sanctions to isolate and weaken th