During Rivonia Trial, Ahmed Kathrada had an opportunity to appeal his sentence and get off or get lighter sentence. He refused and tied his fate to that of his comrades. 1/2 #KnowYourHistory
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At Robben Island, African prisoners were given shorts. Ahmed Kathrada was given long pants. He refused to wear long pants and wore shorts like his comrades.
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I often think of that. Of how frickin' freezing they all just have been through those Cape winters and how powerful that one act of solidarity in suffering was.
