30 years ago, Nelson Mandela was released from 27 years of imprisonment by South Africa's apartheid regime. He instantly galvanized the country, and the world, to dismantle the brutal system of racial oppression. https://abcn.ws/2OLrnht | ABC News

17K views · 645 reactions | Nelson Mandela spent his life fighting for equality and freedom, most of it in imprisonment. After 27 years in prison, he was released and elected president. Instead of retribution, he chose reconciliation leading to the end of apartheid in South Africa. Watch The Making Of Mandela on discovery+: https://bit.ly/3ygz0SX | Love History | Facebook

22 reactions | Nelson Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement throughout his 27 years in prison, and he was released #OnThisDay in 1990. Learn more about Mandela's life and his fight for justice on BrainPOP: https://brnpop.co/373OYDn #NelsonMandela #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM | BrainPOP | Facebook