Woodland-Normanstone Terrace in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Nelson Mandela

— Freedom Fighter, Political Prisoner, Statesman —

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 26, 2014

1. NELSON MANDELA
Freedom Fighter - Political Prisoner - Statesman

statue at the main gate to the Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC

Inscription.
Panel 1:
A Tribute to Nelson Mandela This tribute to Nelson Mandela was unveiled on 21 September 2013 by the Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, and H.E. Ebrahim Rasool, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the United States Government, the Mandela Family, the African National Congress, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Free South Africa Movement.

Panel 2:
A Tribute to the United States “The stand you took established that here we have friends, fighters against racism who feel hurt because we are hurt, who seek our success because they too seek the victory of democracy over tyranny. I speak… of the millions of people throughout this great land who stood up and engaged the apartheid system in struggle. Let us keep our arms locked together so that we form a solid phalanx against racism … let us ensure that justice triumphs without delay.”
- Nelson Mandela's address to a Joint Meeting of the 101st Congress, 25 June 1990.

Erected 2014 by Embassy of South Africa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights

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• Government & Politics • Heroes. A significant historical date for this entry is June 25, 1990.

Location. 38° 55.192′ N, 77° 3.66′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Woodland-Normanstone Terrace. Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 30th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3051 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sir Winston Churchill (within shouting distance of this marker); Diplomacy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Women of Influence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Montrose Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Lest We Forget" (approx. 0.4 miles away); William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dumbarton Oaks (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

More about this marker. Cape Town sculptor, Jean Doyle – statue unveiled 21 September 2013.

Also see . . .
1. Death of Nelson Mandela - 5 December 2013. (Submitted on October 4, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. The Life and Times of Nelson Mandela

Marker Panel 1: "A Tribute to Nelson Mandela" on the west face of the statue's pedestal image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 26, 2014

2. Marker Panel 1: "A Tribute to Nelson Mandela" on the west face of the statue's pedestal

. (Submitted on October 4, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. Biography of Nelson Mandela. (Submitted on June 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Additional keywords. Madiba; Xhosa; "Embassy Row"

Marker Panel 2: "A Tribute to the United States" on the east face of the statue's pedestal image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 26, 2014

3. Marker Panel 2: "A Tribute to the United States" on the east face of the statue's pedestal

Close-up of the Mandela statue by sculptor Jean Doyle of Capetown image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 4, 2014

4. Close-up of the Mandela statue by sculptor Jean Doyle of Capetown

The Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 26, 2014

5. The Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 4, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.