"on 3 January 2014 in the United Kingdom, a week before and a month after Mandela died, respectively. ""Long Walk to Freedom"" premiered in London on 5 December 2013 as a Royal Film Performance, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in attendance, along with Mandela's daughters Zindzi and Zenani. The announcement of the death of Nelson Mandela occurred while the film was being screened; The Duke and Duchess were immediately informed of Nelson's passing, while producer Anant Singh (alongside Idris Elba) took the stage during the closing credits to inform patrons of Mandela's passing, and held a moment of"
"for my long walk is not ended."" Dare Not Linger Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years is a book by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa describing Mandela's term as President of South Africa. It was published in 2017, four years after Mandela's death, and is based on an unfinished memoir that Mandela had worked on after his term as president, as well as archive material and interviews, and has a prologue by Graça Machel. The title comes from the closing sentence of Mandela's 1994 autobiography ""Long Walk to Freedom"": ""But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom"
"An Autobiography (Nehru) An Autobiography also known as Towards The Freedom, (1936) is an autobiographical book written by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison. It ran nine editions in the first year alone. He wrote the book to explore how and why he had ended up taking the path of civil disobedience that in turn led to his imprisonment. Nehru starts his history with how his ancestors had to flee Kashmir, and then goes on to tell about his own life, with a particular emphasis on the parts of his life that had"
"too heavily on scaremongering about crime. In December 1994, Mandela published ""Long Walk to Freedom"", an autobiography based around a manuscript he had written in prison, augmented by interviews conducted with American journalist Richard Stengel. In late 1994, he attended the 49th conference of the ANC in Bloemfontein, at which a more militant national executive was elected, among them Winnie Mandela; although she expressed an interest in reconciling, Nelson initiated divorce proceedings in August 1995. By 1995, he had entered into a relationship with Graça Machel, a Mozambican political activist 27 years his junior who was the widow of former"
"Detroit Walk to Freedom The Walk to Freedom was a mass march during the Civil Rights Movement on June 23, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan. It drew crowds of an estimated 125,000 or more and was known as ""the largest civil rights demonstration in the nation's history"" up to that date. Various ministers and leaders of local and national organizations including the Mayor of Detroit were in attendance and gave speeches. Among them was Martin Luther King Jr. who after the Walk to Freedom March gave an impassioned speech. It was a precursor to his famous ""I Have a Dream"" speech"
"for freedom"". Freedom in Exile Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama is the second autobiography of the 14th Dalai Lama, released in 1991. The Dalai Lama's first autobiography, ""My Land and My People"", was published in 1962, a few years after he reestablished himself in India and before he became an international celebrity. He regards both of the autobiographies as authentic and re-issued ""My Land and My People"" in 1997 to coincide with the release of the film ""Kundun"". In the introduction, the Dalai Lama explains that he wrote the book ""to counter Chinese claims and misinformation"""
"Dare Not Linger Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years is a book by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa describing Mandela's term as President of South Africa. It was published in 2017, four years after Mandela's death, and is based on an unfinished memoir that Mandela had worked on after his term as president, as well as archive material and interviews, and has a prologue by Graça Machel. The title comes from the closing sentence of Mandela's 1994 autobiography ""Long Walk to Freedom"": ""But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger,"
"von Tunzelmann, stated that the film was a ""dubious tale"" of Nelson Mandela's imprisonment, based on his prison guard's memoirs and that it was a story that contradicted all other known accounts of his time in imprisonment. She went on to say that there was no excuse for the ""historical negligence in this movie"" – stating that its implicit dismissal of the contradictory accounts of Nelson Mandela and others could be seen as insulting. In his own autobiography, ""Long Walk to Freedom"", Nelson Mandela mentions James Gregory in two occasions. The first was during his imprisonment in Pollsmoor: The second"
"Mandela: The Authorised Biography Mandela: The Authorised Biography is a study of Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, by the late journalist Anthony Sampson. Sampson's book was published in 1999, five years after Mandela's autobiography, ""Long Walk to Freedom."" The book was one of the first to examine such issues as Winnie Mandela's crimes, and State President Frederik Willem de Klerk's suspected attempts to use the security forces to derail peace talks. Sampson said that de Klerk had exacerbated the violence in several ways. De Klerk was reportedly ignoring the violence of the Zulu-nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)"
"by lightning caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Branson has stated in a number of interviews that he has been much influenced by non-fiction books. He most commonly mentions Nelson Mandela's autobiography, ""Long Walk to Freedom"", explaining that Mandela was ""one of the most inspiring men I have ever met and had the honour to call my friend."" Owing to his interest in humanitarian and ecological issues, Branson also lists Al Gore's best-selling book, ""An Inconvenient Truth"", and ""The Revenge of Gaia"" by James Lovelock amongst his favourites. According to Branson's book, ""Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life"","
"The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge is an autobiography written by former United States President Calvin Coolidge. It was published in 1929, shortly after Coolidge left office. Coolidge's autobiography consisted of about 45,000 words, unusually short in comparison to the era's typical ""long-winded"" biographies and autobiographies. It was praised by Ray Long (editor of ""Cosmopolitan"" magazine) for describing the complete story of Coolidge's life and ""the complete story of our country during the dramatic years of this generation."" Coolidge was one of the first U.S. Presidents to write and publish an autobiography. Coolidge's autobiography covers all"
"met. In his autobiography, ""Long Walk to Freedom"", Mandela recalled his meeting with Mwakangale in the town of Mbeya and how, for the first time in his life, he felt free and proud to be in an independent African country: Professor John Iliffe in his book ""A Modern History of Tanganyika"" described John Mwakangale as a ""vehement nationalist,"" an assessment underscored by some of the remarks Mwakangale made in parliament. According to Professor Paul Bjerk in his book ""Building a Peaceful Nation: Julius Nyerere and the Establishment of Sovereignty in Tanzania, 1960 - 1964"": In response, Nyerere threatened that he"
"President Bill Clinton's Health Reform Task Force Committee in Washington, D.C. Hudson published her autobiography in 2002 as ""Mississippi Harmony: Memoirs of a Freedom Fighter"" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). It gives Winson Hudson's story in her own words, supplemented with historical information at the start of each chapter by Constance W. Curry; it includes a foreword by Derrick Bell. (Alice Walker's ""In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens"" speaks of helping Winson edit ""The Autobiography of Mrs. Winson Hudson, a Black Woman of Mississippi"".) Winson recalls the struggle of her early days as an activist: ""It was a lonely walk"", due to"
"than 45 years later, after a life of civic activism, in 1891 Lucy Ann Berry Delaney (then married) published her memoir ""From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or, Struggles for Freedom"". The only first-person account of a freedom suit, the slave narrative was devoted mostly to recounting her mother's struggle for their freedom from slavery. Delaney dedicated the book to the Grand Army of the Republic, which had secured the freedom of slaves throughout the South in its victory in the American Civil War. She described her adult life and full participation in religious and civic organizations. It was not"
"Freedom in Exile Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama is the second autobiography of the 14th Dalai Lama, released in 1991. The Dalai Lama's first autobiography, ""My Land and My People"", was published in 1962, a few years after he reestablished himself in India and before he became an international celebrity. He regards both of the autobiographies as authentic and re-issued ""My Land and My People"" in 1997 to coincide with the release of the film ""Kundun"". In the introduction, the Dalai Lama explains that he wrote the book ""to counter Chinese claims and misinformation"" about the"
"his autobiography might guide and encourage the young men and women of America. The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge is an autobiography written by former United States President Calvin Coolidge. It was published in 1929, shortly after Coolidge left office. Coolidge's autobiography consisted of about 45,000 words, unusually short in comparison to the era's typical ""long-winded"" biographies and autobiographies. It was praised by Ray Long (editor of ""Cosmopolitan"" magazine) for describing the complete story of Coolidge's life and ""the complete story of our country during the dramatic years of this generation."" Coolidge was one of the"
"Hildegarde Swift Hildegarde H. Swift (January 10, 1890 – January 10, 1977) was a published children's book author. One of her books, """" was the recipient of the Newbery Honor Medal. She is best known for her book ""The Railroad to Freedom"". She won the prestigious Newbery Honor in 1933. Hildegarde Swift was born in Clinton, New York on January 10, 1890. Her father, Author S. Hoyt was an English Literature professor at Hamilton College. Swift had a different educational background than most. In her younger years, she had private tutors and attended European boarding schools. She later graduated from"
"brought him to this point in time. His entire life history, from even before his father was born, seems to have led him naturally to where he was. As a child he seems quiet, observing, and thoughtful. As a (very tall) grownup he is still thoughtful. One sees his admiration for humble people, and his aversion to any form of violence very early in the book. An Autobiography (Nehru) An Autobiography also known as Towards The Freedom, (1936) is an autobiographical book written by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison. It ran nine"
"history of Tibet. The title ""Freedom in exile"" refers to the freedoms he says that India offers to him. The idea for a second autobiography came from a British journalist, Alexander Norman, in the 1980s, who sat and taped the Dalai Lama for ""several hours at a time"" and wrote the book out of the manuscripts. The autobiography starts with the Dalai Lama's ""birth to a family of small farmers"", selection as the Dalai Lama, tumultuous relationship with the People's Republic of China (in which he claims many atrocities), and subsequent life in India. The book acknowledges ""the cultural gaps"
"Sisulu said: ""Langa deconstructs the inner workings of a mythical African state, laying bare the frailties of leaders too blinded by power to effectively confront the major challenges of their times."" Langa appeared at the 2011 Paris Book Fair. He also be participated in the Bush Theatre's 2011 project ""Sixty-Six Books"" with a piece based upon a book of the King James Bible. Langa was brought in to complete the follow-up volume to Nelson Mandela's 1994 autobiography ""Long Walk to Freedom"". Based on Mandela's handwritten notes and a draft left unfinished when Mandela died in 2013, as well as archive"
"2010 and is based on Stengel's personal interactions with Nelson Mandela. The book has drawn praise from President Bill Clinton, Deepak Chopra, and Harvard's Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In 2012, Stengel edited and wrote the lead essay for the book ""The Constitution: The Essential User's Guide"", which explored the relevance of the U.S. Constitution in modern-day events. The book that Stengel is best known for is his collaboration with Nelson Mandela on Mandela's autobiography, ""Long Walk to Freedom"". In 1992, he signed a ghostwriting deal with publishers Little, Brown to work on the book, having first been cleared by the"
"several autobiographies. He described his experiences as a slave in his 1845 autobiography, ""Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave"", which became a bestseller, and was influential in promoting the cause of abolition, as was his second book, ""My Bondage and My Freedom"" (1855). After the Civil War, Douglass remained an active campaigner against slavery and wrote his last autobiography, ""Life and Times of Frederick Douglass"". First published in 1881 and revised in 1892, three years before his death, it covered events during and after the Civil War. Douglass also actively supported women's suffrage, and held several"
"he was surprised to learn that people knew his name and of his kidnapping. The villagers drove him back to his house in Cali, where he walked in on his surprised family. Hargrove compiled his notes and published them as Long March To Freedom in 2001. The book contains an transcription of his notes (where legible) as well as scanned copies of some pages and his ""proof of life"" ransom Polaroid. The book was used as the premise for the Taylor Hackford movie ""Proof of Life"", in which the Hargrove-inspired character was played by David Morse. Following his release and"
"under Smith Hempstone, Arnaud de Borchgrave, an American journalist with an extensive career with the United Press International and Newsweek, was named executive editor on 20 March 1985. He mounted a fund-raising drive for Contras rebels in Nicaragua and helped obtain information leading to the arrest of Nazi war criminals. He resigned as editor in 1991. ""Washington Times"" reporters visited imprisoned South African civil rights activist Nelson Mandela during the 1980s. Mandela wrote of them in his autobiography ""Long Walk to Freedom"", ""They seemed less intent on finding out my views than on proving that I was a Communist and"
"35 miles from St. Louis, where they would live for the rest of their lives. Mattie J. Jackson Mattie Jane Jackson (January 1847 – February 5, 1910) was an African-American author. She is known for her 1866 autobiography, ""The Story of Mattie J. Jackson: Her Parentage, Experience of Eighteen Years in Slavery, Incidents During the War, Her Escape from Slavery: A True Story"", which contributed to the national knowledge of African-American family life during slavery and the reconstruction era of the United States. Her autobiography presents the history of multi-generational familial relationships and their inner strength, despite repeated, forced separation."
"material and interviews, """" by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa, with a prologue by Graça Machel, was published in 2017, its title taken from the closing sentence of ""Long Walk to Freedom"": ""But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended."" In 2007, Langa received South Africa’s National Order of Ikhamanga (Silver) for literary, journalistic and cultural achievements, the citation specifying his ""excellent contribution to the struggle against apartheid, achievements in the field of literature and journalism and contributing to post-apartheid South Africa through"
"and its distinctness from other political philosophies. Journey Continued: An Autobiography Journey Continued: An Autobiography is the second part of Alan Paton's autobiography, the first being ""Towards the Mountain"". Paton had completed the writing and correction of the volume, but he died before its publication in 1988. The book addresses a wide variety of topics, personal, professional, philosophical, and political. For example, it discusses the way in which Paton's ""Cry, The Beloved Country"" was adapted for Broadway, but it also discusses the Christian basis for Paton's activism. ""Journey Continued"" outlines long Paton's and deep involvement with the Liberal Party of"
"John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin (January 2, 1915March 25, 2009) was an American historian of the United States and former president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association. Franklin is best known for his work ""From Slavery to Freedom"", first published in 1947, and continually updated. More than three million copies have been sold. In 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Franklin was born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma in 1915 to attorney Buck (Charles) Colbert Franklin (1879-1957) and his wife Mollie"
"by Edward Bates, the future U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln. Polly Berry's life is primarily known through her daughter's memoir, ""From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or, Struggles for Freedom"", the only first-person account of a freedom suit. The daughter published her slave narrative in 1891 under her married name of Lucy Delaney. In the 1990s, the case files of these two suits were among more than 300 freedom suits discovered among nineteenth-century Circuit Court records in St. Louis. They provide some facts different from Delaney's account. The Missouri State Archives and Washington University have created a searchable"
"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his ""Memoirs"". Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them. There are actual breaks in the narrative between the first three parts, but"
"Christo Brand, had told him in interviews that they suspected Gregory of spying for the government. Mandela later invited Gregory to his inauguration as President, apparently having forgiven him as he had forgiven both the former President, Pieter Botha, and the prosecutor, Percy Yutar, who had argued for his execution in the Rivonia Trial. Mandela: The Authorised Biography Mandela: The Authorised Biography is a study of Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, by the late journalist Anthony Sampson. Sampson's book was published in 1999, five years after Mandela's autobiography, ""Long Walk to Freedom."" The book was one of"
"in prison and made representations to the authorities to improve his conditions and those of other prisoners on Robben Island. In his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela wrote: “It was an odd and wonderful sight to see this courageous woman peering into our cells and strolling around our courtyard. She was the first and only woman ever to grace our cells"". Many of the prisoners, including Neville Alexander and Mandela himself, attributed improvements to their conditions, in part, to her visits: In his autobiography, Mandela attributes the removal of the sadistic warder Van Rensberg (aka ""Suitcase"") to Suzman's visit"
"In prison he secretly transcribed Mandela's memoir ""Long Walk to Freedom"" and smuggled it out of the prison in 1976. During his time in prison, Maharaj completed a B.Admin, an MBA and the second year of a B.Sc degree before his release on 8 December 1976. After being released from the Robben Island prison in 1976, Maharaj was deployed by the ANC to Zambia in 1977. He was elected to the National Executive Committee of the ANC in 1985. From 1988 to 1990 Maharaj worked underground in South Africa as part of the ANC's Operation Vula, which was a project"