Groton Headmaster Speaks About Mandela on NPR

Mr. Maqubela fought apartheid in his native South Africa before fleeing persecution and ultimately arriving in the U.S. in 1986 as a political refugee. He grew up in a village 13 miles away from Mandela's and was significantly influenced by the man who would become South Africa's president and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Mr. Maqubela's grandfather taught Mandela, and his grandmother visited the leader in prison. Hear the full interview here.

You can also read Mr. Maqubela's op-ed about Nelson Mandela in the Washington Post.