By Felice León — 2015
“The history is what the history is. And it is disrespectful, to white people, to soften the history.”
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CLEAR ALL
For Americans of all races, the Mandela visit was a celebration of triumph of right over wrong and an opportunity to see a giant of history.
We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and repression and liberty and human rights, poverty and freedom from want.
Major speeches and letters from the life and career of South Africa’s first black president, organized by date, topic and readers’ favorites.