Constitution Hill Saturday April 30, 2022

On Saturday, April 30, the senior couples went to Constitution Hill and had a tour.  Most of the tour was of the old Prison that was in the middle of Johannesburg - built in 1892 as the first prison in town. Here is Elder Smith and Sister Goodson in front of the most famous inmate - Nelson Mandela.
This is the entrance - we had 9 senior couples, and Sister Sims.  Elder Sims was not feeling well.  This whole prison complex is now a museum and National Historic Monument.  So much evil went on here!
Joe Slovo is the name of a street in town that we drive on often.  It was good to learn he was an attorney and helped his fellow black brothers when they were in prison.  He said his office was one of the open air toilets that they had to use. 


One of the small cells in the women's prison wing...so drab and depressing.

  
Nelson Mandela's cell - in the hospital room.  The prison officials were afraid of his popularity around the world and would not put him in a regular cell!
Some of Mandela's diaries he kept while in prison - 27 years.  Only a few months in this prison.
 

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