Nelson Mandela: 1918 - 2013

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

From CNN: Word of Nelson Mandela’s death spread quickly across the United States, bringing with it a mix of reverence and grief for a man who was born in South Africa but in the end belonged to the world. President Barack Obama ordered American flags to be lowered immediately to half-staff until Monday in tribute to Mandela, a rare honor for a foreign leader.

Memorials to the former South African president popped up from Los Angeles to Chicago, where flowers and candles were laid in front of murals bearing his likeness. In Washington, people gathered in front of the South Africa’s embassy.

For many Americans, the death of Mandela was akin to losing one of their own.