New Netflix documentary reexamines Winnie Mandela's divisive legacy

About this episode

The episode discusses the new Netflix documentary 'The Trials of Winnie Mandela' and the complex legacy of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as confronted by her granddaughters.

"The Trials of Winnie Mandela," a new Netflix documentary, sees the granddaughters of South Africa's anti-apartheid legend confront the complex legacy of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela — the woman they simply knew as “Big Mommy.”

Topics covered

• Winnie Mandela
• documentary
• legacy
• anti-apartheid
• South Africa
• family

Keywords

• Winnie Mandela
• documentary
• Netflix
• anti-apartheid
• legacy
• South Africa

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Organizations: Netflix, WBUR, NPR

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