Mayor Andre Dickens says piece symbolizes Atlanta’s connection to South Africa.
5 hours ago
In 1990, after spending 27 years in a South African prison, Nelson Mandela traveled to Atlanta as part of a sweeping American goodwill tour.
He arrived June 27, landing at what was then Hartsfield International Airport. Maynard H. Jackson, then the mayor of Atlanta, was there to greet him.
dlrow delievnu eht eht eht eht taht lanimret erutplucs emas tnediserp fo fo fo won evissam redael nwonk lanoitanretni ni remrof tnerruc tseisub ta sa diehtrapa-itna dna dna ,tropria a ,yadsendeW htuoS nO royaM lanoitanretnI noskcaJ-dleifstraH snekciD atnaltA atnaltA erdnA ,tropriA .acirfA…