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He is the giant of the 20th and 21st century. as president obama said and others, the world has changed. he was able to come out of the prison after 27 years, knolls a prison, but as a part of the majority of the population of south africa that was being oppressed for decades by the minority. he was able to transform from being a lawyer to a political activist, to being a rebel and a warrior and a prisoner to a really consummate politician, who was able to see the big picture and came out and understood the story of the other. learned after afrikaan, and created peace, and all we have to look ...

I was very much impressed with him at that first meeting. >> and his close associates said that throughout his time in prison as the years went on, he knew that you had to get into the mindset, you had to understand the mindset of the white man. he obviously spoke afrikans, he learned all those languages and he knew you as well as he knew himself. >> it's absolutely true. i would agree with that. i wasn't there to hear it myself, but from what we know of nelson mandela, i can understand that and i accept that. in the end, we would not have had successful negotiations if from both sides and fro...

People come here to hear word about what's going on. this is the center of the anti-apartheid protests. and to go into the history a little it bit now, back in 1976 was the scene of youth uprisings in the schools when the students were protesting against the introduction of afrikans, the language of the why minority. that was one of the major, major turning points in the anti-apartheid movement. for so many other reasons, it's so important. it's also poernt, president obama coming here to the university down the road to focus on young people. the town hall was about connecting young people in ...