Mandela didn't control the entire ANC, just as one person doesn't control a movement. We only have his words and decisions. And before I'd dare to selectively

Mandela didn't control the entire ANC, just as one person doesn't control a movement. We only have his words and decisions. And before I'd dare to selectively quote the finest and most comprehensive American Civil Rights document from that period (written from memory and without reference material, no less), I would spend more time reading and understanding all of Dr. King's remarks in that letter. (And its context: local white Christian leadership had published a newspaper piece blaming "outside agitators"). > "In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action."