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the generation. he led marches through the streets of capetown. he was right out in front when the leaders could not speak because they were either banned or imprisoned. he always said that, once we achieve liberation, you will see me fade into the background. and he did exactly that. except, of course, the background is a relative term. but he stood back from the liberation leaders and held up then a torch for justice and freedom where he was as critical of the liberation leaders when things started to go wrong in south africa as he had been of the apartheid leaders. >> why did he do it against apartheid? there were plenty of clerical leaders who kept quiet. the first black arb bishop of capetown. he could have -- not turned the other way, but he could have been more muted. when you spoke to him or when you heard from him, he always said, it was the right thing to

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