through the 70s and 80s, the townships were burning and state of emergency in effect and the regime never seemed stronger, but international attention was also building. hey mandela, hey mandela, we want freedom in south africa in 1988 several big names in rock converged to mark mandela s 70th baiirthday and demand freedom. from inside jail, secret talks began between mandela and governors after studying the enemy for years in prison, this was his moment. my first meeting, i didn t know what to exexpect. there he was standing straight, being courteous, being a man of