A social and political hero, a scholar and leader of great prestige, a man of integrity and boundless patriotism, a persistent and consistent fighter, a source of hope in times of political darkness, a father, a great man are all qualities that do not even do justice to a legend of Mandela's repute. (Read more...)
In an era characterised by the prominent Jim Crow laws which segregated blacks from whites and regarded blacks as less humans in the united States, Booker T. Washington diplomatically took the lead to become the voice and dominant leader of the black American community. (Read more...)