Chicago 8 Trial

The Chicago 8 Trial was a result of the protests at the Democratic Convention of 1968.

Rivonia Trialists

The Rivonia Trial is the one where Mandela made his famous speech from the dock explaining why he chose to switch from non-violent protest strategies to armed struggle. He and his co-defendents were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment and hard labor.

Treason Trial

The Treason Trial of 1956 - 1961 was a disaster for the government but a boon for the defendents. The government lost its case and did not prove treason but in the process brought together the leaders of the struggle to a single location for an extended period of time, something they could not achieve themselves.

Gandhi

The Richard Attenborough epic, Gandhi, traces the story as accurately as possible. Ben Kingsley lookls remarkably like Gandhi and in interviews shares that he was louded in villages in India by ordinary people. He also says that the final scene was eerily quiet as I am sure a cast of thousands relived the experience.

Gandhi and the train

One of the precipitating incidents for the South African struggle is when Gandhi was thrown off a train because of the color of his skin.


Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ( R ) is accompanied by his wife, Kaur Singh (L),as they take a train ride from the Pentrich railway station to the Pietemaritzburg railway station, some 90 kilometres north of Durban, 30 September 2006. The train ride is a symbolic gesture that Singh undertook to commemorate the ride taken by the Father of Indian freedom struggle Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi exactly a century ago. Gandhi was thrown out of the train by the minority racist government.Singh is on a four day official tour to attend the Gandhi' Centenary celebrations taken on by the South African government. AFP PHOTO / RAJESH JANTILAL (Photo credit should read RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images)