Daily Archives December 6, 2013

BOSA Joins The World In Mourning The Passing Of Nelson Mandela – Vincent Samuels

Nelson Mandel, South Africa’s Freedom Fighter

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), age 95 years, Freedom Fighter, Champion of Human Dignity, a son of South Africa who became South Africa’s first Black President and Global Icon, passed away peacefully in the company of family members at his home in South Africa on December 5, 2013.

Mandela’s leadership in his non-violent anti-apartheid movement that resulted in his incarceration on Robin Island, South Africa for 27 years was not about power, but love for his people, freedom, human rights, and democracy against the minority white oligarchy rule.

James “Dick” Richards overcame the loss of his parents at an early age and a childhood of poverty in his native Jamaica to become one of Bermuda’s richest black men, 1872-1965.

DickRichards-portrait

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