WATCH: Nelson Mandela’s First TV Interview

Icon espouses ideas in 1961 that became the bedrock of his life

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A young Nelson Mandela speaks with a reporter in his first televised interview while in hiding from the South African authorities after the 1961 general strike.

A young Nelson Mandela speaks with a reporter in his first televised interview while in hiding from the South African authorities after the 1961 general strike.