New Netflix documentary reexamines Winnie Mandela’s divisive legacy

Winnie Mandela raises her fist during the funeral for 17 people who were killed during fierce rioting on Wed. March 5, 1986 in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township. AP

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa —Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered —and controversial — women in South African history, but to her grandchildren the anti-apartheid icon was always just their beloved ‘Big Mommy.’ 

Now two of Mandela’s granddaughters are reexamining her divisive legacy in a new Netflix

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