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Original The Harvard Crimson special newspaper supplement published September 18, 1998, titled A Historic Visit: Nelson Mandela Comes to Harvard.
Published in connection with South African President Nelson Mandela\'s historic visit to Harvard University, where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at a specially convened convocation. Contemporary Harvard reporting noted that Mandela joined George Washington and Winston Churchill among the exceptionally small group to receive a Harvard honorary degree outside the regular Commencement or university-anniversary setting.
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The supplement contains multiple articles devoted to Mandela, his life and work, Harvard\'s relationship with South Africa, his honorary degree, and his 1998 visit. Mandela addressed a crowd reported by The Harvard Crimson at approximately 25,000 people in Tercentenary Theatre.2
