Monday, 9 May 2016

Robben Island

our guide aged53
This island has been a prison for nearly five hundred years.But is.noe the Nelson Mandella Museum.   This was the de is ion of the 3000 remainding political prisoners. still serving since the 60s
Our guide was. prisoner from 84/89 he told horrific tales of humiliating tortures and degradation.
But he also told of the comrades of all colours communicating during the long hungry nights, reading stolen newspapers..and planning for the time when imprisonment would end.  Some of the finest political mind s. were there So that by 94. they were remarkably well informed.


amount of food given according to your colour 

out of place. sorry

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