Long Walk to Freedom

Long Walk to Freedom

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Nelson Mandela

Long Walk to Freedom Symbols

Car

Nelson Mandela is one of the few Black men in South Africa to own a car, and the car becomes a symbol of his independence and self-sufficiency—which the government wants to take away under the…

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Robben Island

The prison on Robben Island symbolizes the South African government’s goals with apartheid: to isolate Black South Africans, sow division, and in doing so, deprive them of any power and agency. Robben Island is the…

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