Nelson Mandela Once Labeled Terrorist by U.S. Government

 I share this article because we will only heal that which we acknowledge. There can be no lasting or depth of healing for that which is denied. Blessed are all the courageous ones, the truth-tellers, the peacemakers. May those like Nelson Mandela inspire us all. Tag, we are all it! ~ Molly

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013). Mandela is seen here burning his passbook on March 28, 1960, in protest of the Sharpeville massacre. As we follow the news coverage about the death of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95, it is important to remember that he was once labeled a terrorist by the U.S. government. As Democracy Now! noted in a 2004 interview with South African activist Father Michael Lapsley, "The dominant view is that the U.S. was on the right side in South Africa, that it opposed apartheid. But nothing could be further from the truth, particularly when Reagan was president. Reagan labeled the African National Congress (ANC) a notorious terrorist organization, while continuing Washington’s support for the apartheid regime." See interview here: http://bit.ly/1dTc3sL

Here is a free downloadable teaching guide and recommended websites with resources for teaching outside the textbook about South Africa: http://bit.ly/10I6PpW
 

  

from Zinn Education Project

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