Dignitaries pose with a photo of a plaque honoring former South African President Nelson Mandela to be unveiled on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Yankee Stadium's Monument Park in New York. Front row, from left, Jackie Robinson's widow Rachel Robinson, Nelson Mandela's grandson Zondwa Mandela, his wife Lindo Mandela, singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, Jackie Robinson's daughter Sharon Robinson, former New York Mayor David Dinkins, New York Yankees President Randy Levine and Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner join Rev. Jesse Jackson, rear, third from left, former MLB manager Frank Robinson, back row, fourth from left, and others before Game 2 of a baseball doubleheader between the Yankees and the Chicago Cubs at Yankee Stadium. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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