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Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu Media and Community Partner Preview at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Members of the media and community partners are invited to preview Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

A world premiere exhibition, Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu, commemorates the life and legacy of former South African President Nelson Mandela through photographs by Matthew Willman as he revisited many of the locations that had played an important role in South Africa’s route to racial equality and Mandela’s personal fight for freedom. Visitors will travel throughout South Africa with Mandela via Willman’s camera lens: Mvezo Village, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Robben Island. The exhibit will also feature artifacts from Mandela’s life on loan to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center from The Nelson Mandela Foundation.

RSVP for this free preview on March 23, 1–4 p.m.
To RSVP, email PR & Social Media Coordinator Will Jones at [email protected] by March 22.

Matthew Willman, South African documentary photographer, will attend the media preview.
Interviews are available for media – for times, please contact Will Jones at [email protected].

Exhibition Details
Dates: Friday, March 24–Sunday, August 20, 2017
Cost: $5 with admission
Address: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website: freedomcenter.org