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RIP, Nelson Mandela. They Never took away Your Dignity. (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 2013 OP
Check this out malaise Dec 2013 #1
What an amazing sculpture of Mandela. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #2
Mahalo for these heartbreaking pics of Nelson Mandela. she.. Cha Dec 2013 #3
I meant to watch "Long Walk to Freedom"... sheshe2 Dec 2013 #4
I am so looking forward to seeing it, she.. but it will Cha Dec 2013 #5
Aloha, she~ I think you'll love this short vid Cha Dec 2013 #6
Thanks for the heads up, Cha. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #7
Yeah, DonViejo was giving me Cha Dec 2013 #8

Cha

(297,240 posts)
3. Mahalo for these heartbreaking pics of Nelson Mandela. she..
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 08:17 PM
Dec 2013

And, the trailer from the "Long Walk to Freedom"!

Cha

(297,240 posts)
5. I am so looking forward to seeing it, she.. but it will
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 08:44 PM
Dec 2013

be awhile for me before it comes out on DVD. But, that's okay I can wait.

I loved "Invictus"..

Statements from Idris Elba and Morgan Freeman on Nelson Mandela's Passing..

"I am stunned at this very moment, in mourning with the rest of the world and Madiba's family," Elba told The News. "We have lost one of the greatest human beings to have walked this earth, I only feel honored to be associated with him. He is in a better place now.”

"What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela," the actor continued, "and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world. My thoughts and prayers are with his family."


Morgan Freeman, who played Mandela in the 2009 movie "Invictus," echoed Elba's sentiments.

"Today the world lost one of the true giants of the past century," Freeman told The News. "Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honor, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve — a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind.

"As we remember his triumphs, let us, in his memory, not just reflect on how far we've come, but on how far we have to go. Madiba may no longer be with us, but his journey continues on with me and with all of us."


More~
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/morgan-freeman-idris-elba-react-death-nelson-mandela-article-1.1539126

Mahalo, she

Cha

(297,240 posts)
6. Aloha, she~ I think you'll love this short vid
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 09:30 PM
Dec 2013

of Nelson Mandela with Teddy Kennedy in Massachusetts.. back when we were all so very young!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024139091

Cha

(297,240 posts)
8. Yeah, DonViejo was giving me
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 09:44 PM
Dec 2013

the skinny. How amazing for him and everyone to be there for that part of history.

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