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  • BET
  • Feb 1, 2017
  • BET
  • Feb 1, 2017

Summary The three-part miniseries based on the autobiographies, "Conversations With Myself" and "Nelson Mandela by Himself" chronicles Nelson Mandela's (Laurence Fishburne) beginnings as he meets Winnie (Terry Pheto), his second wife as well as important figures in the Anti-Apartheid Movement like Oliver Tambo (Orlando Jones), Walter Sisulu (Dav...

Directed By: Kevin Hooks

Written By: Avie Luthra, Jane Maggs

  • BET
  • Feb 1, 2017
  • BET
  • Feb 1, 2017
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Troublemaker
Air Date: Feb 1, 2017
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Summary The three-part miniseries based on the autobiographies, "Conversations With Myself" and "Nelson Mandela by Himself" chronicles Nelson Mandela's (Laurence Fishburne) beginnings as he meets Winnie (Terry Pheto), his second wife as well as important figures in the Anti-Apartheid Movement like Oliver Tambo (Orlando Jones), Walter Sisulu (Dav...

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Episode 1 • Feb 1, 2017
Troublemaker
Nelson sees the horror injustices, and begins his road to anti-apartheid.
Episode 2 • Feb 1, 2017
Defiance
Episode 3 • Feb 8, 2017 • 1 h 21 m
Spear of the Nation
On the run, Nelson lives in hiding from the government. With non-violent protests not producing the results hoped for, a military wing of the ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe, is created.
Episode 4 • Feb 8, 2017
Total Strategy
Imprisoned for life on Robben Island, Nelson keeps up his resistance. Meanwhile the ANC, led by President Oliver Tambo, manages to keep the international spotlight trained on apartheid.
Episode 5 • Feb 15, 2017
Brains Not Blood
The campaign to free Mandela orchestrated by an exiled Oliver Tambo gains popularity, propelling Mandela's cause and the anti-apartheid message into international acceptance.
Episode 6 • Feb 15, 2017
A New World
After twenty seven years in prison, freedom for Mandela does not guarantee a free and democratic South Africa. Nelson must face betrayals, personal heartbreak and the loss of his most trusted friend.

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