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Nelson Mandela's Atlanta visit June 1990
Nelson Mandela ties to Atlanta date back to 1990, when he received a hero's welcome at an open-air rally at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium. The visit also included stops at the crypt of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and the campus of Morehouse University.
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Two decades ago, Atlantans endured oppressive heat, police barricades, shoving matches and long schedule delays Wednesday to get a glimpse of Nelson Mandela during his 1990 visit to the United States. With his familiar salute, anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela greets a capacity crowd as he is greeted with a standing ovation at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 1990. He compared his struggle in South Africa to the U.S. civil rights movement. (Johnny Crawford, jcrawford@ajc.com)
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