Mandela's Day — The Journey To Freedom
Ted Mico, Melody Maker, 28 April 1990
TWO YEARS AGO, THE POP WORLD TURNED OUT IN FORCE TO CELEBRATE HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY AND DEMAND HIS RELEASE FROM PRISON. ON EASTER MONDAY, NELSON MANDELA APPEARED AT WEMBLEY TO THANK THE ARTISTS FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND TO RALLY FURTHER SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA. TED MICO WITNESSED THE HISTORIC EVENT AND TALKED TO JIM KERR, JERRY DAMMERS, JESSE JACKSON AND NEIL KINNOCK TO FIND OUT HOW POP AND POLITICS FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT.
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