Mandela, Massachusetts

Mandela was a proposed city that would be formed as a result of some districts seceding from Boston, Massachusetts.

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The districts, including parts of Roxbury, Dorchester, and the South End, were populated mainly by African-Americans and Latinos, and the movement was driven by black community leaders. The name was inspired by Nelson and Winnie Mandela, popular South African anti-Apartheid activists.

Related Topics:
Roxbury - Dorchester - South End - African-American - Latino - Nelson - Winnie Mandela - South Africa - Apartheid

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The proposal was defeated in 1986.

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