Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.

Mandela was a hard-core revolutionary committed to the wholesale transformation of his society.

In a 1991 interview, Nelson Mandela, talks to Bill about how he developed positive relationships with prison wardens during his 27 years on Robben Island.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu says there's catharsis in recounting the horrors of the past.

Bill Moyers talks with the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and revisits an interview with Desmond Tutu.

Bill Moyers talks with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has been a tireless voice for justice and racial reconciliation.

Bill Moyers reports on the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as it investigates human rights violations and helps South Africa in its process of healing and reinvention.

As the U.S. wrestles with its own heritage of discrimination and injustice, the TRC’s process offers insights into how America might improve its own future through reconciliation and forgiveness.

In this 1990 interview with Bill, the late South African writer talks about how she came to understand politics through its effects on people.