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Blind, blind and successful in South Africa
Bri an Mashile, blinded at 21, rose from Alexandra slums to become a lawyer at a major firm. He faced apartheid era barriers, studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, and now works in Johannesburg proving capability over prejudice. He hopes to study labor law in the United States.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Brian Mashile
Mashile
Alexandra
Alexandra High School
University of the Witwatersrand
Tony Leon
Edward Nathan and
Friedland
Pierre Ferreira
United States
University of Michigan
University of California At Berkeley
Ferreira