A Cell in a block of the prison on Robben Island. Over 50 people lived in this cell for years at a time while imprisoned for opposing the Apartheid.
The inside of Nelson Mandela's cell. He was given only a mat, a blanket, a bowl, a cup and a bucket for a toilet. Nelson Mandela wasn't released until 1990.
The limestone quarry on Robben Island in which the political prisoners were forced to labor for hours in hot sun. The pile of stones in the foreground is a memorial to the prisoners there created by former inmates.
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