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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2013, 02:14 PM Feb 2013

FREE AT LAST Mandela salutes a new dawn (23 years ago today)

23 years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released from prison having been locked up for 27 years by a racist state

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FREE AT LAST Mandela salutes a new dawn (23 years ago today) (Original Post) Playinghardball Feb 2013 OP

K&R! Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #1

I woke up early to watch it on the tv. Such a great day. applegrove Feb 2013 #2

kick Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #3

I was there Samjm Feb 2013 #4

k&r HappyMe Feb 2013 #5

Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)

1. K&R!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 02:28 PM

Feb 2013

applegrove

(118,745 posts)

2. I woke up early to watch it on the tv. Such a great day.

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:00 PM

Feb 2013

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

3. kick

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:14 PM

Feb 2013

I remember it like yesterday...

Samjm

(320 posts)

4. I was there

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:21 PM

Feb 2013

He waved at us as he drive past.

And for the record, anyone who says there was no support for this in the white South African population is lying. I'm not the only white South African who was out there that day cheering.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

5. k&r

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:56 PM

Feb 2013

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