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On August 5, 1962, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid activist, leader, lawyer and future president of South Africa was arrested while riding in a car to Johannesburg with Cecil Williams. His arrest and imprisonment would extend to 27 years and eventually cause many around the world to rally for his freedom and bring support for a apartheid free South Africa.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became South Africa's first Black president on May 10, 1994.

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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Saturday, August 5th 2023 at 10:37AM
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In Mandela's speech he said, "Today, all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud." As South Africa's oldest elected president at age 75, President Mandela served one term in office.

Sunday, August 6th 2023 at 3:00AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

In 1962, Mandela was arrested and charged with high treason along with his collaborators. The Rivonia Trial, as it came to be known, would turn Mandela into a symbol of the struggle against apartheid.

Monday, August 7th 2023 at 8:31AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.