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Nelson Mandela vs. his hagiography
By Benjamin Fogel In the course of his lifetime, Nelson Mandela saw his elevation in the West from terrorist to secular sainthood. The world’s media continues churning out headline after headline on his life and legacy, remembering him as one … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, African National Congress, apartheid, Cuba, Nelson Mandela, politics, South Africa
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Nelson Mandela ‘received weapons training from Mossad agents in 1962’
By Harriet Sherwood Nelson Mandela apparently underwent weapons training by Mossad agents in Ethiopia in 1962 without the Israeli secret service knowing his true identity, according to an intriguing secret letter lodged in the Israeli state archives. The missive, revealed … Continue reading
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Tagged African National Congress, Ethiopia, Israel, Mossad, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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Mandela and the Question of Violence
By Ta-Nehisi Coates I was right to be wrong, while you and your kind were wrong to be right. —Pierre Courtade I have the misfortune of being near the end of Tony Judt’s Postwar at a moment when of the great … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington, humanism, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, United States
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Mandela wasn’t always revered
By Katrina vanden Heuvel Leaders from across the world will gather in South Africa this week to pay tribute to the most extraordinary leader of our lifetime, Nelson Mandela. The chorus of tributes, from across the globe and across the political … Continue reading
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Nelson Mandela, Ronald Reagan, South Africa, United States
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Desmond Tutu Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela
By Desmond Tutu Nelson Mandela is mourned by South Africans, Africans and the international community today as the leader of our generation who stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries — a colossus of unimpeachable moral character and integrity, the … Continue reading
Six Things Nelson Mandela Believed That Most People Won’t Talk About
By Aviva Shen and Judd Legum In the desire to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life — an iconic figure who triumphed over South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime — it’s tempting to homogenize his views into something everyone can support. This is not, … Continue reading
Pride in a forgotten place where Mandela once lived
By Sudarsan Raghavan Less than 10 miles from Nelson Mandela’s opulent home, where thousands are gathering every day to pay tribute, is another house once inhabited by the anti-apartheid icon. This one has only one room, no toilet, no running water, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eastern Cape, Johannesburg, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Qunu, Robben Island, South Africa, Soweto
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How Nelson Mandela Changed My World
By Angelique Kidjo As I grew up on my continent, our own history was never told. Being a young girl raised in Benin, West Africa, I was even taught my ancestors were the Gauls! At age nine, I discovered by … Continue reading
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Mandela, the Unapologetic Radical
By Vijay Prashad The warders called us by either our surnames or our Christian names. Each, I felt, was degrading, and I thought we should insist on the honorific ‘Mister.’ I pressed for this for many years, without success. Later, … Continue reading →