In his first letter using the Sesotho address “Dade wethu” (“our sister”), Mandela wrote to Winnie while she was imprisoned in Pretoria. He reframed their relationship in the language of shared political responsibility and equality within the freedom struggle. The correspondence records intimacy under surveillance and imprisonment, while also showing Winnie as an organizer with her own political responsibilities rather than only as the wife of a famous prisoner.
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What did Mandela write to the Commissioner of Prisons on 12 July 1976?
Mandela’s 12 July 1976 letter to the Commissioner of Prisons was a 22-page complaint.
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Explanation
It alleged abuse of authority, political persecution, and irregularities.