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New Netflix documentary reexamines Winnie Mandela's divisive legacy

“The Trials of Winnie Mandela,” a new Netflix documentary, sees the granddaughters of South Africa’s anti-apartheid legend confront the complex legacy of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela — the woman they simply knew as “Big Mommy.”

Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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