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South Africa, then and now

December 20, 2013 By Emile Schepers

In all the words emitted on the occasion of the passing of Nelson Mandela, one thread questions whether anything significant was accomplished with the end of apartheid.

Hail and farewell President Nelson Mandela

December 11, 2013 By PW Editorial

With the death of Nelson Mandela, an era has come to an end.

Remembering Mandela in Detroit: You are my friends and comrades

December 6, 2013 By Armando Ramirez And April Smith

When Nelson Mandela was in Detroit a special rally was held - not in a fancy ballroom or millionaire's home - but at the Ford Rouge auto plant with autoworkers.

Today in labor history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged

December 2, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On Dec. 2, 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged in Charleston, Va., for his leadership of a plot to incite slave rebellion.

Ala. board approves pardons for “Scottsboro Boys”

November 21, 2013 By Phillip Rawls

The state's parole board wrote a new ending for the infamous "Scottsboro Boys" rape case Thursday morning by approving posthumous pardons more than 80 years after the arrests.