"I Am Prepared to Die" is a speech given by Nelson Mandela and is considered one the great speeches on the 20h century, considering April 20 1964 a key moment in the history of South African democracy.
The primary message on the speech is ending inequality and segregation (Apartheid) within south Africa. It was the speech he gave during the Rivonia Trial after being charged for his and ANC's efforts to overthrow the apartheid system -- a system of racial segregation that privileged the whites.
He ended this speech by expressing his hopes and sacrifice (life, if needed) for an ideal, democratic, free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
