Ilka Hartmann

Nelson Mandela speaking.

Bay Area journalists, community members and elected politicians welcomed Nelson Mandela at the Oakland International Airport - the beginning of his triumphant visit to the San Francisco Bay Area. Oakland, CA, 1990.

For years, activists in the Bay Area had worked diligently to force major corporations to divest from South Africa and to help bring about the liberation of Nelson Mandela from his 27 year imprisonmen