I've just realised that this is an auspicious day to have created this blog. It's Freedom Day - South Africa's national holiday, recognising our first National Democratic Elections on the 27th of April, 1994. This was the day that Nelson Mandela was elected president, the National Party was removed from power and the final nail was put in the coffin of the Afrikaner State.
This was the day that millions of people stood for more than eight hours in a queue to vote for the first time. When many - both black and white - wept for the hitherto-unknown privilege of voting in a truly democratic election where all groups were represented and allowed to contribute.
This day marked the end of one of the most ambitious social experiments ever devised - easily comparable to the Holocaust or slavery in the States.
What better day to create a blog about race relations in South Africa and the United States?
1 comment:
I am glad you have made us all mindful of the significance of this day. The history of race and justice is still evolving, and you are all part of it in this project.
Kelly Brisbois
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