I love to study history and the people who have affected history sometimes for better or worse. Many people have affected history in a negative way and we tend to forget them. However they affected history and we should learn from our past, not glorify or elevate them just learn. I wanted to post about a man who affected history in a most positive manner in a dark time.
I do not know as much as I should about Nelson Mandela. There is so much to his life that I am sure scholars for many generations will explore. What I do know is that a man who was oppressed, placed in a jail cell on an island for years came to power, then he had the decency to put all that behind him to form a government of unity in a country desperate for civil war. Not many people could have done that. When you speak of greatness, you think of Nelson Mandela.
So if you get a second look at the great exhibit dedicated to Nelson Mandela at http://archives.nelsonmandela.org/home
Jeffrey
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