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One Man Alone Can’t Make a Revolution
Three lessons
from Mandela
P eter W eiss
E v e ry o n e
seem s to a g ree
th a t
N e ls o n
M a n d e la , lik e
M a rtin L u th e r
K in g Jr., is one
o f th e g re a t fig ­
u res n o t o n ly o f th e 2 0 th C e n tu ry
b u t, in d e e d , o f th e lo n g tra il o f
h isto ry . H ere are th re e le sso n s w e
can le arn fro m h is a m az in g life:
L e sso n 1: T h e re are tim es w h en
fre e d o m fig h te rs h av e to fig h t.
In 1955, w h en M a n d e la w as b e ­
g in n in g to a ssu m e a le a d e rsh ip
ro le in th e A fric a n N a tio n a l C o n ­
g re ss, th a t o rg a n iz a tio n a d o p te d
th e F re e d o m C h a rte r, c a llin g fo r a
u n ite d S o u th A fric a , w ith e q u al
by
rig h ts an d sec u rity fo r all, b la c k
an d w h ite.
It w a s n ’t u n til th e w h ite re g im e
m a n ife ste d its b ru ta l o p p o sitio n
to th e C h a r te r , th r o u g h s u c h
e v e n ts as th e S h a rp e v ille m a s s a ­
c re o f 1961 th a t a n ti-a p a rth e id
a c tiv ists, in c lu d in g M a n d e la , b e ­
g a n se rio u sly to e n g a g e in acts o f
sa b o ta g e w h ic h e a rn e d th e m the
d e sig n a tio n o f “ te rro ris t,” b o th in
S o u th A fric a an d in th e U n ite d
S ta te s .
H a lf a c e n tu ry la te r, M a n d e la
the terro rist w o u ld receiv e the U .S.
M ed a l o f F re e d o m fro m , o f all
p e o p le , G e o rg e W . B ush.
L e s s o n 2: L e a d e r s h ip ta k e s
m o re th an w o rd s an d id eas.
W h en M a n d e la e m e rg e d a free
m an a fte r 27 y ears in p riso n , South
A fric a w as in tu rm o il an d m an y ,
in clu d in g M a n d e la ’s w ife W in n ie,
a d v o c a te d c o n tin u in g v io le n c e as
th e ro a d to po w er. M a n d e la , s e n s ­
in g th a t th e tim e h a d c o m e fo r
a c h ie v in g v ic to ry th ro u g h n e g o ­
tia tio n , p u t his fo o t d o w n a g a in s t
th o s e w h o s e s lo g a n w a s “ w e
fig h t.”
W in n in g the b a ttle a g a in st v io ­
le n ce m ay h a v e b e e n a b ig g e r a c ­
c o m p lish m en t th an w in n in g p o w e r
th ro u g h n e g o tia tio n . In fa c t, th e
first v ic to ry m ad e th e se c o n d p o s ­
sib le.
L e sso n 3: O n e m a n a lo n e c a n ’t
m ak e a re v o lu tio n .
M a n d e la h ad th e fo re s ig h t to
s u rro u n d h im s e lf w ith a c a d re o f
c o m ra d e s , as th e y c a lle d th e m ­
selv e s, w h o sh ared h is v isio n an d
h is ta c tic s an d e ac h o f w h o m w as
a h isto ric fig u re in its o w n rig h t:
O liv er T am bo, M a n d e la ’s law p a rt­
n er, w h o w as d is p a tc h e d to th e
o u tsid e w o rld to m o b iliz e su p p o rt
fo r th e A N C ; W a lte r S isu lu , j o u r ­
n a lis t, u n io n le a d e r, a n d D e p u ty
P re s id e n t o f th e A N C , w h o sp en t
25 y e ars as M a n d e la ’s fe llo w p ris ­
o n e r o n R o b b e n Isla n d ; a n d A rc h ­
b is h o p D e s m o n d T u tu , w h o se
m o ra l a u th o rity c o n tin u e s to e x ­
te n d b e y o n d th e b o rd e rs o f S o u th
A frica.
T h ere w ere w hites as w ell: A lbie
S a c h s, th e v ic tim o f an a s s a s s in a ­
tio n a tte m p t w h ic h c o st h im an
a rm , la te r a p p o in te d a ju s tic e on
S o u th A f r i c a ’s C o n s titu tio n a l
C o u rt; Jo e S lo v o , h e a d o f th e
S o u th A fric a n C o m m u n is t P a rty ;
H e le n S u z m a n , m e m b e r o f p a rlia ­
m e n t an d life lo n g a n ti-a p a rth e id
a c tiv is t.
M a d ib a is g o n e. I f h is sp irit
d o e s n o t e n d u re w e w ill o n ly h av e
o u rs e lv e s to b la m e .
Peter Weiss is the form er presi­
dent o f the American Committee
on Africa.
Unafraid to Agitate for Justice and Equality
w e a lso ad d , a m o n g o u r p re d e c e s ­
so rs, th e n a m e o f a n o th e r o u t­
sta n d in g N o b e l P e a c e P rize
w in n e r , th e la te A f r ic a n -
A m e ric a n sta te sm a n an d in ­
te rn a tio n a list, th e R ev . M a r­
by M arc H. M orial
tin L u th e r K in g Jr. H e, to o ,
N e lso n M a n d e la ’s
g ra p p le d w ith an d d ie d in th e
h e ro ic stru g g le fo r a
e ffo rt to m a k e a c o n trib u tio n
free, n o n -ra c ia l an d
to th e ju s t s o lu tio n o f th e
d e m o c ra tic S o u th A fric a in s p ire d sam e g re a t issu e s o f th e d ay w h ich
fre e d o m -lo v in g p e o p le a ro u n d the w e h a v e h a d to fa c e as S o u th
w o rld b u t w as e sp e c ia lly in te r­ A fric a n s .”
tw in e d w ith th e s p irit o f th e C iv il
T w e n ty -n in e y e a rs e a rlie r, in
R ig h ts M o v e m e n t in A m e ric a.
h is o w n N o b e l P rize a c c e p ta n c e
A fric a n A m e ric a n s fe lt a s p e ­ sp e e c h , D r. K in g h a d re la te d the
cial re la tio n s h ip w ith M a n d e la , a A m e ric a n c iv il rig h ts stru g g le to
m an w h o , lik e D r. M a rtin L u th e r th e fre e d o m m o v e m e n t in S o u th
K in g J r., e n d u re d y e ars o f p e rs e ­ A fric a . H e said , “ So y o u h o n o r
c u tio n a n d d is c rim in a tio n in p u r­ th e d e d i c a t e d p i l o t s o f o u r
su it o f fre e d o m a n d e q u al o p p o r­ s tru g g le w h o h a v e sat at th e c o n ­
tu n ity fo r h is p e o p le .
tro ls as th e fre e d o m m o v e m e n t
B o th M a n d e la an d K in g w e re so a re d in to o rb it. Y ou h o n o r, o n c e
u n a fra id to a g ita te fo r ju s tic e an d ag ain , C h ie f L u th u li [A fric a ’s first
e q u a li ty , b u t e a c h u ltim a te ly N o b e l P e a ce P riz e w in n e r and
c h a n g e d th e c o u rs e o f h is to ry M a n d e la m en to r] o f S o u th A frica ,
th ro u g h th e p o w e r o f re c o n c ilia ­ w h o se stru g g le s w ith an d fo r h is
tio n a n d u n ity .
p e o p le , a re still m et w ith th e m o st
T h o u g h D r. K in g w as 11 y ears b ru ta l e x p re ss io n o f m a n 's in h u ­
y o u n g e r, M a n d e la o fte n sp o k e o f m a n ity to m a n .”
his ad m iratio n fo r A m e ric a ’s fallen
T h e c o n n e c tio n s b e tw e e n o u r
c iv il rig h ts c h a m p io n . In fa c t, in stru g g le s d id n o t en d th e re . In th e
his 1993 N obel P eace Prize speech, 1970s A m e ric a n y o u th o n c o lle g e
M a n d e la p ra ise d K in g , say in g , “ It c a m p u se s a c ro ss th e c o u n try h e ld
w ill n o t be p re s u m p tu o u s o f u s if la rg e a n ti-a p a rth e id d e m o n s tra ­
What Mandela
meant to
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tio n s, u rg in g th e U n ite d S ta te s to
A fter years o f d em onstrations,
d iv e st its in v e stm e n ts in S o u th arrests and political action, the U .S.
A frica u n til the g o v e rn m e n t e n d e d C o n g ress finally passed the C o m ­
its b ru ta l s u b ju g a tio n o f th e m a ­ p reh en siv e A n ti-A p arth eid A ct o f
jo rity B la c k p o p u la tio n .
1986. Sponsored b y C alifornia C on­
W h ile I w a s a s tu d e n t a t g ressm an R on D ellum s and sup­
G eorgetow n U niversity L aw C en ter p o rted by the C o n g ressio n al B lack
in 1 9 8 1 ,1 co -led an effo rt to b o y co tt C aucus, the A ct im p o sed signifi­
the cafeteria o p erato r b ecau se o f its c an t eco n o m ic san ctio n s against
investm ents in South A frica. D u r­ the g o v ern m en t o f South A frica and
ing this sam e period, I w as a m em ber w as a m ajo r facto r in the ab o lish ­
o f the leadership team o f the N a ­ m en t o f th e system o f ap artheid in
tional B lack L aw S tudents A sso cia­ 1991.
tion that p u sh ed fo r d iv estm en t o f
A s th e w o rld m o u rn s th e p a s s ­
South A frican investm ents by U .S. in g a n d c e le b ra te s th e life o f
com panies. Early in m y career, I w as N e lso n M a n d e la , A m e ric a is e s ­
arrested at th e South A frican E m ­ p e c ia lly in d e b te d to th e g re a t
bassy as part o f a m ass, p eacefu l le a d e r fo r h is in s p ira tio n an d s o li­
p ro test led by C o ngressm an W alter d a rity in o u r s h a re d stru g g le fo r
Fauntroy, M ary F rances B erry and h u m a n fre e d o m , e q u a l o p p o rtu ­
R a n d a ll R o b in s o n , fo u n d e r o f n ity a n d ju s tic e fo r all.
T ransA frica, in support o f U .S. e co ­
Marc H. Morial is president and
nom ic sanctions against South A f­ chief executive officer o f the Na­
rica.
tional Urban League.
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