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491 Days: Prisoner number 1323/69 by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela shares a journal and notes that she had written in detention as well as some of the letters written between affected parties at the time.

On 12 May 1969, Winnie Mandela was detained for a 491-day period and endured two trials. Readers gain insight into the brutality she experienced, her depths of despair as well as her resilience and defiance under extreme pressure.

This book was co-edited by Swati Dlamini and Sahm Venter with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.