Mandela wrote to his sister Leabie and to daughters Zenani and Zindzi on the same day. He discussed schooling, family arrangements, and the loneliness his daughters experienced during school holidays. The letters show him maintaining a father’s role through a prison correspondence system that often delayed or withheld messages. They also record how women relatives carried practical care responsibilities while Mandela and Winnie were incarcerated.
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When did Mandela first learn the scale of the Soweto uprising, according to the Foundation?
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The Foundation says he learned more when young prisoners arrived in August.
Mandela learned the full significance of the Soweto uprising on the day it began.
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The Foundation says he learned more in August when young prisoners arrived.