Robben Island; The Dark Years

One of the task that we did in the class was to read nelson Mandela's autobiography, part eight entitle "Robben Island; The Dark Years". Reading the autobiography was really sad. I could feel the struggle, suffer and misery that he went through even though it is way different from what the real situation, but by reading the autobiography, the emotion was transfered to me in a way or another. One of the saddest part that i think was totally inhumane and disrespectful was the discrimination towards people was portrait even by the cloths. "All of us...received short trousers, an insubstantial jersey and a canvas jacket.Kathy, the one Indian among us, was given long trousers..." It is sad to learn that Nelson was treated badly. He was isolated from the general prisoners because he was a strong influence towards the others. I have always remembered the number 466/64...That number only reminds me of one thing...inequality...