Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)

Updated: 18 Jun 2019

This inspiring Tolerance message from Nelson Mandela has run in 82 countries. It debuted on April 30, 2006 in the program 60 MINUTES on CBS and is believed to be Nelson Mandela's first ever PSA on Tolerance for the U.S. There is no world leader with greater stature on the issue of Diversity and Tolerance than Nelson Mandela -- the power of his words in this message define how Mandela has lived his life and why he was able to lead South Africa from the repression of apartheid into a peaceful democracy.

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South African History Online. (2011, July 6). Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0065512

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South African History Online. "Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)." South African History Online. July 6, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0065512.