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Civil rights monument unveiled on Va. Capitol lawn
For the first time Monday, statues of black children and civil rights leaders were placed alongside statues of some men who had worked to deny racial equality on the lawn of what was once the Confederate Capitol.  Mandela's village spruces up for his 90th birthdayGardeners mowed the lawn outside the tiny museum honoring local hero Nelson Mandela on Thursday, while a work crew laid new tarmac on the road outside his house and a school choir rehearsed a song they created especially for him.
Kids' letters to Mandela, Parks to go on display
Michigan State University is helping a South African museum prepare a display of letters sent to Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela by children over the years. |
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