he also introduce s mandela to his young cousin, evalyn. they marry in 1946 and welcome a child that same year. their family grew to add another son and another daughter. racism and segregation had existed in south africa for as long as there had been white settlers. the majority of whom were descendants of the dutch. in 1948, the africaner led national party sweeps into power and codifies apartheid policies into law. >> they were trying to achieve this ethnic fragmentation of the country to give the nation its even homeland. >> the anc seeks to counter the new government. in 1952, the anc embarks on a defiance campaign to mobilize their countrymen to defy unjust apartheid laws. mandela is put in charge of organizing the volunteers. >> we volunteered to go to prison, to break the laws, be arrested and not pay bail or whatever and go to jail. >> the defiance campaign fails to change the government policy, but propels mandela to the forefront of the anc. rising in the ranks is another young lawer, oliver tambo. >> they had a very well known l

an absolute crook and a fellow that was swindling evalyn walsh mclean out of money in relation to the lindbergh kidnapping. he is the guy who put the story out. not a credible guy. >> this goes on to this day. i recently met some people who are hearing the stories still from tour guides in alaska. thankfully, the historians stopped the issue. i think it began to switch in the late 1960's. you had a very important book. but also propagating a lot of stories we have been wrestling with the night. >> she did not allow an autopsy. and had guards around the president's body. was she not somewhat the architect? >> the autopsy i understand. she left him so dearly. i cannot imagine she would want to see him carved up. visitors around the country wanted to see his body. they slowed down some people could see. but you are absolutely right that the history could not be told because she would not allow people to write it. >> burning the papers, under the circumstances of his death, the scandals -- >> how many were burnt? >> there were a lot of questions about that. she burns a lot of stuff at the