Crowds outside ANC treason trial

The transcript recounts the events surrounding the end of the treason trial in 1961, where Nelson Mandela and others were acquitted. Mandela was released due to an oversight, allowing him to resume political activities. The African National Congress leaders celebrated their acquittal, and Joe Modise, a key figure in the ANC, visited to collect items for Mandela. The narrator reflects on the last time she saw her husband at home, highlighting the secrecy surrounding his political activities.

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