Thursday, December 16, 2010

Robben Island

Nelson Mandela was incarcerated on Robben Island for 17 of the 27 years that he was a political prisoner. This is where he wrote his book, hiding it behind a plant in the garden while he was writing it. One of our guides was a passionate colored while the other had been a political prisoner on Robben Island for 17 years as well.

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