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With live ammunition. they shot into the crowd. they wounded over 150 people, including many women and irn ch. in the end, it killed 69 people. at the time nelson mandela was in his early 40s. he had joined the african national congress, the anc, way back in 1944. the anc opposing apartheid had been organized as non-violent resistance. but after sharpville, they decided maybe that wasn't enough. after sharpville they decided they would form a paramilitary wing and nelson man delg la was one of the anc leaders who went undergroutd to help it. they would target infrastructure and try to sabotage...

Midst of greatness. so i was a little nervous about meeting him. and i had an opportunity to see him several other occasions. and he just made me feel more human. >> congressman john lewis. wrut person i wanted to talk to more than anybody else tonight. thank you so much for being with us sir. i really appreciate you being here. >> thank you. >> we've got so much more ahead. please stay with us. lots more to come. i went to see the man who organized this stairway, a 42 year old african lawyer, nelson mandela, the most dynamic leader in south africa today. the police were hunting for him at t...

Vestiges of ha by race, president nelson mandela went to sharpville to sign it. he died today at his home. it was his wish to be buried in the town he was born. joining us now congressman lewis. thank you for being with us tonight on this historic day. >> thank you very much for having me. and thank you for that rich history telling the story, what happened and how it happened. it is very moving. >> i have to ask. after your long career, especially as a young man in the south and the american civil rights movement, how did nelson mandela's work form your own? what's been the interplay between ...

Certain additional steps were taken. but for the most part, this was a day to celebrate mandela. the man who spent 27 years in prison was given a hero's welcome. governor cuomo calling him a symbol of the indestrubtable spirit. he seemed tired, not quite ready for it all. jesse jackson gave him a hand with his tie. man della urged the united states to maintain its stance against south africa as blacks struggle for equality. >> the only way we can work together on this difficult road is for you to ensure that sanctions are applieapplied. >> mandela and his wife winnie stopped by a brooklyn high...

Regime. i want to tell you that oakland is the last city that i am visiting in the cause. let me assure you that did fight makes 71 years. at the end of this visit, i feel like a young man of 35. [cheers and applause] it is you, the people of oakland, the people of the bay area, who have given me and my delegation strength and hope to go back and continue the struggle. [cheers and applause]