A new beacon of freedom shines from South Africa From: Baltimore Afro-American | Date: December 14, 1996| Author: Wiley A. Hall | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Baltimore Afro-American

12-14-1996

A new beacon of freedom shines from South Africa.

The Bill of Rights of the new South Africa "is the cornerstone of democracy in South Africa and enshrines the rights of all people and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom."

The Bill of Rights of the new South Africa guarantees that "everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law." But the d...

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