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INVICTUS …A POEM FREQUENTLY RECITED BY NELSON MANDELA

June 15, 2020

In today’s tumultuous world poetry has a valuable place. A place for recording sentiments and feelings, events and reactions. For centuries, leaders throughout the world have turned to poetry for solace and for a call to action. Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who was jailed 27 years for his activism and in 1994 became President of South Africa, regularly recited the poem Invictus during his imprisonment.

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CONNECTING CONVERSATIONS EXPLORES THE NORTH CAROLINA MOLDOVA PARTNERSHIP

June 11, 2020

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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM TO HOST TWO FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS

June 9, 2020

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THE WORLD WAR II MUSEUM COMMEMORATES 20 YEARS

June 4, 2020

On June 6, 2020, The National WWII Museum will celebrate its 20th birthday on what is already among the most meaningful days on our calendar—the anniversary of D-Day. This year marks the 76th anniversary of those pivotal landings, the legacies of which were the sole focus of the Museum when it first opened in 2000.

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