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Nelson Mandela at Harvard

By Nelson Mandela — 2014

Nelson Mandela was given an honorary doctoral degree from Harvard University in a special fall convocation on September 18, 1998. Introduced by former University President Neil L. Rudenstine, Mandela delivered an address in the Tercentenary Theatre of Harvard Yard.

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Sojourner Truth—Civil Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO

Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797 to November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.

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