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https://web.archive.org/web/20140221182543/http://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm/featured-items?ContentRecord_id=006E70DD-101D-4714-B1E4-628964BD6BE1 Conyers Honors the Life of Nelson Mandela, Champion of Peace & Equality 2013-12-05 2013 2013-12 Democrat House MI John Conyers C000714 web.archive.org     legacy (WASHINGTON) – Today, following news of the passing of former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) delivered the following message to his family: “With the passing of Nelson Mandela, we have lost an individual who not only freed his home of South Africa from racial hatred, but inspired the world to peacefully resist injustice and intolerance. We will forever remember Nelson Mandela as the wonderful man and courageous leader who ended apartheid at home and changed the course of human history for all. Unbowed by racial animosity and decades behind bars, Nelson Mandela was a revolutionary force for nonviolence and justice,” said Conyers.   “I still remember the humble man that visited Detroit, just months following his release from prison, to organize for his political movement in South Africa and speak with Rosa Parks. And I will always treasure the memories I have, just four short years later, of the voyage I made with President Clinton and Harry Belafonte to attend Nelson Mandela’s installation as President of South Africa.   “While we mourn his passage, we know that Madiba’s legacy of fighting for freedom and independence will live on.” 1 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z