From The Archives: Nelson Mandelas Visit To Boston In 1990

BOSTON - JUNE 24: Nelson Mandela waved goodbye to Boston from the airplane doorway. Mandela's six-week, 13-nation tour was designed to raise awareness of the antiapartheid struggle of South African blacks and to raise money for the African National Congress. It was Mandelas first visit to the United States since he was freed in February after 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa. Boston was Mandela's second stop after New York and more than $500,000 in contributions were raised here for the ANC. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)