The people of Brooklyn will commemorate the 24th
anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s visit to New York City. The program will be held at Columbus
Park-Borough Hall Plaza near 209 Joralemon Street in the Brooklyn Heights
section. This event is free and open to the public. Cultural
activities provided by the Jazz Drummer’s Circle and South African musicians.
The event is
co-sponsored by Borough President Eric Adams, Committee to Remember Nelson
Mandela, and Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium.
The people of Brooklyn fondly remember Mr. Mandela’s June 21, 1990 visit
to the borough as part of his eight city USA tour. Mandela’s first official stop was in central
Brooklyn. This trip was made just months
after his freedom from 27 years of imprisonment in South Africa.
