Previously unseen footage of South Afric's ex-President Nelson Mandela has come to light in what is thought to be the anti-apartheid hero’s first-ever television interview.
Mandela railed against the evils of white supremacy in his first-ever television interview – which has only just come to light, three years after his death.
The previously unseen footage was discovered by a Dutch archivist.
The incredible footage of the courageous South African hero from 1956 shows Mandela as articulate as ever.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has released the anti-apartheid hero’s first television interview
The rare footage sees the iconic world leader deliver an impassioned interview during a break in his four-and-a-half year treason trial.
He was acquitted in March 1961 after which he went into hiding until his arrest the following year.
Mandela was one of 156 people put on trial accused of treason as part of a government crackdown on opposition to apartheid.
The man who would later lead South Africa out of apartheid told the interviewer 60 years ago he will fight against racism "until freedom is achieved".
We shall continue to fight against all forms of racial discrimination until freedom is achieved
He said: "From the very beginning, the African National Congress set itself the task of fighting against white supremacy.
"We have always regarded as wrong for one racial group to dominate another racial group.
"The African National Congress has fought, without hesitation, against all forms of racial discrimination and we shall continue to do so until freedom is achieved."
The footage was discovered deep in the archives of Dutch broadcaster AVRO.
Mandela tragically passed away in 2013 following a respiratory infection.
Watch the video here.
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