R.I.P. Nelson Mandela

The news reports are starting to pop up all over: Nelson Mandela, a name synonymous with the anti-Apartheid movement, died today. Here are links to some of those reports:

• Nelson Mandela, South African Icon of Peaceful Resistance, Is Dead (New York Times)
• Nelson Mandela dead at 95 (CBC)
• The Life and Times of Nelson Mandela – interactive timeline (CBC)
• Nelson Mandela, leader and legend – photo gallery (CBC)
• Nelson Mandela brought the world toward a racial reconciliation (Washington Post)
• South Africa’s Nelson Mandela dies (BBC)
• Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa, dies (CNN)

Rest in peace, good sir. And also: Amandla Awethu!

I’ll close with a quote of his:

“For 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.”