fered sharply between those who favored negotiations with the govern-
ment and those who feared that negotiations would result in a sell-out of
black interests and clung to the vain hope that they could overthrow the
regime by force. There were also ideological differences between the sub-
stantial number of dedicated communists in the ANC and those who were
more open-minded about the structure of a future South Africa. Mandela
was not a communist, but he was influenced by Marxist literature and
communist friends. He was widely distrusted by many ANC members be-
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