Word: africas
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Mandela, the current president of South Africa, who spent 27 years in jail for fighting against the government-imposed apartheid laws that deprived black citizens of their rights, received an honorary doctorate of law from Harvard at a rare ceremony conducted Friday afternoon...
Flanked by some of the most renowned scholars of Africa and Afro-American studies, standing at a podium adorned with white and crimson roses, Mandela praised Harvard's commitment to studying the African continent...
...while his theme was global involvement, Mandela highlighted hisexperiences in his own country and the problemsSouth Africa faces...
Revealing a humor to rival Bob Hope, Mandela,in his clipped accent, began his speech with thetale of a frightened visitor he met 10 years agoin South Africa...
Turning to more serious issues as he continuedhis speech, Mandela said Africa is striving tobecome a full participant in world affairs in thenext century but added that he realizes it cannotdo so without economic help from the world andincreased education for its people...