The Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664 celebrate with the world Mandela Day on July 18th, President Mandela’s birthday. Mandela Day is a tribute to President Mandela and a call to action for people worldwide to not only celebrate the legacy of President Mandela but to engage in positive social change for the global community around issues such as human rights, education, civil liberties, poverty, and health.For more information on Mandela Day, please see http://www.mandeladay.com/A wide berth of information about President Mandela and his fight against the apartheid system in South Africa can be found in the Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa Collection in Aluka, which contains over thirty-five collections that have rich and diverse material on Nelson Mandela.

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