Nelson Mandela death: Maya Angelou's poetic tribute

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Maya Angelou's poetic tribute

As tributes to Nelson Mandela poured in from around the world, a poem by his friend Maya Angelou captured how many were feeling. 

In His Day is Done, she wrote "we will not forget you, we will not dishonour you, we will remember and be glad that you lived among us".

Angelou spoke to the BBC's Jonny Dymond from her home in North Carolina.
Video of His Day is Done courtesy US State Department 

 Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/25326474

 

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"Nelson Mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible until it is done" said President Obama speaking this morning at the national memorial service for former South African President #Mandela  in Johannesburg. 

 

On behalf of the American people, here is another tribute to Madiba by Maya Angelou.