Hempstead High School Students Pay Tribute To Nelson Mandela's Memory
For students at Hempstead High School, Nelson Mandela has always been a free man.
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For students at Hempstead High School, Nelson Mandela has always been a free man.
Nelson Mandela used sport to inspire and transform. The great leader, a boxer in his youth, understood the power of sport to influence and unify.
The former South African president, Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid leader died Thursday at the age of 95, leading to a vast outpouring of tributes from the world's best-known athletes and top sporting bodies.
His death closes the final chapter in Africa's struggle to cast off white rule, leaving the world with indelible memories of a man of astonishing grace and good humor.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela's condition has become critical, the South African presidency said Sunday afternoon.
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