He was a global icon that made history by becoming the first black president of South Africa.
Thanks to a new exhibition at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, you can learn all about the life, trials, and tribulations of Nelson Mandela.
Visitors to the exhibition will learn all about Mandela’s life, from childhood, to fighting against apartheid in South Africa, to his decades in prison, and all the way to his presidential journey.
Cynthia Jones, “Director for Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Engagement,” stopped by “Live in the D,” and brought in some official artifacts that belonged to Mandela.
“This is a passbook, something that if you were a black South African, you had to show anytime a police officer or official demanded your papers,” she explained to host Tati Amare. She also brought in a woven mat Mandela slept on while imprisoned.
The exhibition features these and over 150 of Mandela’s personal artifacts. The exhibition runs through January 15.
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To see the entire interview, click the video above.