On Monday, Steph and I had the pleasure of visiting Constitutional Hill: the site of "Number 4" Prison (where thousands of ordinary people were brutally punished before the dawn of democracy in 1994)
and the South African Constitutional Court, established in 1994 following the country's first Democratic Election.
Pretty Amazing....flag donated by 7 Zulu women- entirely made of beads, black hide skin covering the justices' desk symbolizing unity (the black) and individuality (the white lines 11 times), the clear windows to represent transparency, the level seating throughout the room representative of equality...the 5th country in the world to legalize same sex marriage, amongst many other intrepid but necessary human rights proclamations...
Here at the other photos from our day at Constitutional Hill.
This was the first time I have been to a museum of this sort (i.e. containing such pithy recollections of our humanity and frankly, the egregiousness of it) since I was at the Holocaust Museum in D.C back in 2004. It's powerful, very poignant and Stephanie and I stood with wet eyes on many occasions while reading and looking at some of the horrors, and, as well, the inspirations, before us.
Hope there is a thing or 2 thrown in here that you find edifying, moving or merely worth your time reading;)
Learn more about the history at the website: constitutional court and the Number 4 Prison.
Thanks!
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