LEGACY OF NELSON MANDELA

WE PAID OUR RESPECTS TO THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NELSON MANDELA. AMONG THE MANY GREAT STATEMENTS HE HAS MADE, EVERYONE LIKED THIS ONE: "TO BE FREE IS NOT MERELY TO CAST OFF ONE'S CHAINS, BUT TO LIVE IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS AND ENHANCES THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS." WE MADE MANY CONNECTIONS TO PREVIOUS READINGS: BURIED MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE, GRAPES OF WRATH, AND THINGS FALL APART. JASMINE THOUGHT WE SHOULD EACH WRITE A LETTER TO NELSON MANDELA SAYING WHAT WE THINK OF HIM AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD.