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Article: Nelson Mandela live! A super welcome for a super hero. (tour of the United States)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- September 1, 1990
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NELSON MANDELA LIVE!
A SUPER WELCOME FOR A SUPER HERO
NOT in recent memory has a visiting dignitary captured the hearts and minds of the American public as did South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela during his whirlwind tour of the United States.
"Mandelamania" is what the astonished national media dubbed the hero worship that enveloped the serenely commanding African National Congress leader on every stop of his 11-day, eight-city American odyssey. By any name, the rousing cross-country reception accorded Mandela and his wife and co-struggler, Winnie, was unmatched in its sweep and emotion.
From the moment they touched down at ...