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Four years before he went to prison. in those four years they were only together for about 15 months. the rest of the time he was in detention. he was -- oftentimes -- oftentimes people who speak of soweto speak of where he lived. in a way this is winnie mandela's, the life she gave south africa. >> it's a great point because i think people have tended to erase her from the picture because of her complications. this is what happens when you live outside -- when you live longer than whatever use your image is put to. so winnie mandela had to deal with on-the-ground situations that were complica...

>> reporter: i think people are paying attention. the audio is difficult. talking about winnie mandela, in the streets of south africa, the people who adore her and the people who despise her because of the issues you sdwruftsed. she clearly -- discussed. she clearly was part of nelson mandela's success. she kept the movement alive. this is a woman -- consider this. she's 60 years younger. when they married, she was 21 years old. when mandela brought her to her first anc meeting, she was a social worker. a lot of older women in the movement balked and said, "why bring her? she's too pretty to ...

They had to go to the restroom in a little hole essentially close to where they would rest just to get shade from the day. so it was really hard labor. and you know, it was horrific, frankly. the cell -- it it was the best accommodation compared to the worst that they had to do. >> byron pitts, talking about the work, breaking up the line every day. we've seen the stories, that the dust created by the line so fine that it clogged up the prisoners' ear deduct. here of a man who because of the work he was doing was not able to cry. >> we talked this week to two men who were in prison with mandel...

Books. he couldn't even get on the board of trustee of his own college until two years before he died. sure, morta martyrdom swept awa allegations. but loretta scott king ensured that he would have a national holiday and memorialization. i think the same with winnie mandela, that she did extraordinary work. there's been a gender attack on her that i think has been subversive and unfortunate. yes, there are things about her that we can be extremely critical. but to appreciate the extraordinary work she had to do, her suffering in prison, of brutalized and stood up in a very powerful way to make...

>> yeah. often when a father goes away to prison for so long or even is an activist for so long, they're not making money or taking care of the family in that way. so i think that, you know, a lot of times the children of activists and lirevolutionary leaders have a difficult time. you know, they did set up a family trust for the children and the squabbling among the children is about property rights and money -- it is about money. that's true in the anc of many leader. they made a sacrifice for the cause, and it took an economic toll on their families. >> we're seeing the outpouring in these ...