Arriving in Johannesburg, we immediately located the Apartheid Museum. Days, you could spend days here. One of the ongoing exhibits includes the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
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This is the front of the museum.
The quotation on the front reads:
"To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
-Nelson Mandela
June 1999
The creators of the Apartheid Museum really want a visitor to feel what it would be like to be white or non-white. You begin your experience the moment you receive your ticket.
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The identities of some real people, white and non-white, are shared.
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A long walk way leads to the museum building.
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Art enhances the path.
Visiting the museum is a highly emotional experience...visually, sound-wise, and touch-wise. We did not have the time to explore and read and listen to everything. There was so much...from the rise to the fall of apartheid.
Try to take a moment and read The South African Bill of Rights. Either click on the photo to enlarge it, or go to this link.
Our living document of The United States Constitution should be updated to include these rights.
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