Nelson Mandela addresses Harlem crowd after release from prison

Four months after his release from 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd of 750,000 in Harlem on June 21, 1990, in one of the largest and most emotionally charged events in the neighborhood's history. The visit symbolized the deep bond between Black Americans and the African liberation struggle and acknowledged the role of the American anti-apartheid movement in ending South African apartheid.