a gentle giant. he s the kind of individual that the words that he spoke were so profoundly challenging to your spirit. and we don t see those types of leaders in our society today. bernice king, thanks so much for your reflections on this day. dr. martin luther king s daughter bernice king joining us. let s bring back the south african ambassador to the united states, ibrahim rasul along with my former colleague and good friend choong nn anchor, formerr bernard shaw and delegate oliver norton. it s such a powerful moment not only in american history, south african history but in world history right now. what did nelson mandela mean to you? well, he meant so much to me. i was a part of the free south africa movement here in the united states.
reaction to nelson mandela s death is pouring in from leaders around the world. cnn s joe johns covered mandela both here in washington as well as in south africa. so joe, what are the folks out there, celebrities and others saying? reporter: just a real outpouring throughout the evening, wolf. reactions coming in from all over the world have been vo luminous to say the least. vice president biden in a statement saying in the hands of nelson mandela hope and history rhymed. this is a better world because nelson mandela was in it. this evening we heard from first lady michelle obama who said on twitter we will forever draw strength and inspiration from nelson mandela s extraordinary example of moral courage and kindness and humility. former secretary of state hillary clinton who also traveled to south africa as first lady in the 90s said nelson mandela was a champion
contions. here was a man who was in prison for 27 years in robin island and elsewhere, he was depreeved of more than a third of his life and i think too often today we see a brand of people who govern according to either their own emotions or what they think the base emotions of their constituency would appreciate and mandela was able to extract himself from that and say what is it that our country need and how can i lead the country towards that? and i think that understanding of broader vision and being able to eschew some of our more
reporter: it was these gestures that underscored mandela s understanding of the enemy. here you see the prosecutor in the trial that put him in jail. many say he recognized the apartheid state was on fear, a fear he believes could be overcome peacefully without humiliating the racist government and causing further violence. they don t know how to surrender. you must help them surrender. the mandela way unpresented was one of approaching your enemy. you hold his hand. you help him. he said they were embarrassed to surrender. we have their business. what do we do? so he went and put it in the hand and pulled the elbow and held it. that s how we ended the
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