Nelson Mandela Exhibition Closes at Dallas Museum Nov. 1

It's the last week to see the internationally acclaimed Mandela exhibition in Fair Park before it returns to South Africa. The exhibit shares Nelson Mandela's journey from political prisoner to president and his message of courage, reconciliation, and service. Shannon is at the African American Museum this morning with a look. Good morning. Good morning, Brandon. Yeah, this exhibit really shows Nelson Mandela's life from his birth to his death. And you mentioned the struggle, his imprisonment. But that's the room that we're in right now that really shows that part of the story. We've got Lisa Brown Ross joining us. Tell us about this part of the exhibit. And I think what's really fascinating is the prison cell behind you. Yes, the prison cell really captures the 27 years that he spent incarcerated for fighting for liberation, for fighting for freedom. And it is significant and quite moving because you can't imagine for 27 years of your life being in a prison cell that small, sleeping on the floor with a small mat, and that this is your reality for 27 years, not even knowing if you are going to be released. What have you been able to take away from this exhibit while it's been here in Dallas? I mean, I know that's such a big question because, I mean, you said people have walked out of here in tears. It's very emotional. It's emotional. It's triggering because so many of the principles that Nelson Mandela fought for, we are dealing with some of those today. Resiliency, hope, courage, the fight for civil rights, the unrolling of civil rights. And I think your question, what my takeaway is, is hope. That in spite of the struggle, in spite of the pain, there's joy. In spite of not knowing what's going to happen tomorrow, the violence, there's still hope that the work that's being put into the struggle can survive. and there will be benefits from it for the people that are seeking freedom and liberation. What are some of the artifacts that people will see as they walk through? You will see his crown, the suit that he wore, a copy of the Nobel Peace Prize. You asked me what was my favorite. That's my favorite. You will see the prayer cloth that he prayed on every single day. you will see photos of his relationships with his children his friends you will see the lion cloth that covered his his his casket those are those are profound artifacts and quickly before we have to go it's really significant that this is here in Dallas and it's the final weekend coming up why is it such a significance that it that is here in our city it's significant because well we asked for it and the fact that this is the last stop before it goes back to the royal house of mandela is is huge we've had more than 30,000 visitors visit the African-American museum during this run and we launched on June the 13th we're closing as you said on November the first so the significance is that we have an opportunity to see a global leader and what his life represented right here in the heart of Southern South Dallas amazing Lisa thank you so much and for showing us this museum and this is just an incredible exhibit Brandon again you're kind of running out of time because this is the final weekend you have until Sunday November 1st to come see the Mandela exhibit here at the African-American Museum it's right inside Fair Park. And it is fascinating. You can probably hear the audio in the background, Brandon. There are a lot of videos, a lot of audio, a lot of visuals. It is very immersive because it's really his life and that representation of his life as you walk through, like I said, from birth to death. So quite an experience that we have right here in South Dallas. Fascinating indeed. All right, Shannon, thank you so much.