Nelson Mandela A Civil Rights Giant, Icon Of Peace

Nelson Mandela was considered a civil rights giant and international icon of peace.

Imprisoned for nearly three decades for his fight against white minority rule, Mandela emerged determined to use his prestige and charisma to bring down apartheid while avoiding a civil war.

“The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come,” Mandela said in his acceptance speech on becoming South Africa’s first black president in 1994.

“We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation.”

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.