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His Day is Done - A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela by Dr. Maya Angelou (1765 hits)

Video: Maya Angelou’s moving tribute poem to Mandela
BY VALERIE STRAUSS
December 7 at 2:31 pm
Here is a poem that Maya Angelou wrote and delivered as a tribute to the great Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95.
Watch it. It is worth the four minutes and 40 seconds it will take to listen.

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