Despite his friendships with non-blacks and communists, Mandela embraced Lembede's views, believing that black Africans should be entirely independent in their struggle for political self-determination.
Meski berteman dengan orang non-kulit hitam dan komunis, Mandela mendukung pandangan Lembede, percaya bahwa orang Afrika kulit hitam harus terbebas sepenuhnya dalam perjuangan mendapatkan penentuan nasib sendiri secara politik.