South Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nelson Mandela

Photographed by Craig Baker

1. Nelson Mandela Marker

Inscription.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, President of the Republic of South Africa 1994 - 1999.
Nobel Peace Prize 1993.
June 29, 1990, Nelson Mandela appeared in the Coliseum after 27 years of political imprisonment.
"We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom." - Inaugural speech, May, 1994.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Heroes. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1990.

Location. 34° 0.847′ N, 118° 17.178′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in South Los Angeles. It can be reached from Figueroa Street south of Exposition Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Memorial Court of Honor within the Peristyle arches of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3911 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles CA 90037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the

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Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tom Labonge (here, next to this marker); His Holiness Pope John Paul II (here, next to this marker); Lest We Forget (here, next to this marker); W.R."Bill" Schroeder (here, next to this marker); Los Angeles Coliseum Mercy Bowl (a few steps from this marker); John F. Kennedy (a few steps from this marker); Kenneth F. Hahn (a few steps from this marker); Peter Ueberroth (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 2, 2023

2. Nelson Mandela Marker

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Peristyle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 2, 2023

3. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Peristyle

Nelson Mandela at the Coliseum image. Click for full size.

Public Domain, 1990

4. Nelson Mandela at the Coliseum

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 2, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2. submitted on December 16, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on September 2, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on September 3, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.