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Nelson Mandela’s testimony at the Treason Trial 1956 – 1960

Nelson Mandela’s testimony at the Treason Trial 1956 – 1960

PROSECUTION: Do you think that your People’s Democracy could be achieved by a process of gradual reforms? Suppose, as a result of pressure, the ruling class were to agree next month to a qualified franchise for the Africans, an educational test perhaps – not a stringent one – and next year, as a result of…

Nelson Mandela at Annual Conference of the African National Congress Youth League, December 1951

Nelson Mandela at Annual Conference of the African National Congress Youth League, December 1951

It is always a most difficult task to deliver a presidential address to an organisation such as ours. One is expected to give as comprehensive a picture as possible of the political situation, both nationally and internationally. Then included must be the review of the organisational strength and power of the movement and the progress…

Emperor Haile Selassie’s iconic 1963 speech that inspired Bob Marley’s hit song “War”

Emperor Haile Selassie’s iconic 1963 speech that inspired Bob Marley’s hit song “War”

Twenty-seven years ago as Emperor of Ethiopia I mounted the rostrum in Geneva Switzerland to address to the league of nations and appeal for relief from the destruction which had been unleashed against my defenceless nation by the fascist invaders. Download the first chapter of The Storytelling Series: Beginners’ Guide for Small Businesses & Content Creators by…

Emperor Haile Selassie speech to the League of Nationns on Juke 1936

Emperor Haile Selassie speech to the League of Nationns on Juke 1936

“I, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, am here today to claim that justice which is due to my people, and the assistance promised to it eight months ago when fifty nations asserted that aggression had been committed in violation of international treaties. Download the first chapter of The Storytelling Series: Beginners’ Guide for Small Businesses &…